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From CHINA.
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Sir M. Lampson (Nanking)
6th June 1931.
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6th June 1931.
R.
6.30 p.m.
6th June 1931.
No. 259. (R). Tour.
Your telegram 139.
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Copies were exchanged on June 6th.
Amended words
in the last sentence of my letter read "which I am now referring for confirmation to His Majesty's Government". Minister for Foreign Affairs' reply is unchanged.
2. Article 22 is as in your telegram No. 132. 3a4 I made the verbal statement referred to in your tele- gram No. 140. As regards Article 21 see my telegrami
No. 260 and my telegram No. 261.
3. Minister for Foreign Affairs made a verbal reservation in regard to Article 16 namely that it would not be fair to me if he did not state that article might not be accepted in its entirety by his government, referring to reservation of Tientsin.
reading him your telegram No. 141.
I replied by
4. We discussed the question of statement to the press and agreed on the following, not as a communiqué but as news which will be given out forthwith.
"The discussions between Dr. C.T. Wang and Sir M.
Lampson on the subject of jurisdiction in China, which have been proceeded with during the past week,
have made satisfactory progress and have now reached
the stage where it is considered desirable to refer the results to their respective governments. Sir M. Lampson is proceeding to Peking and plans to return later to conclude negotiations".
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 259,
repeated to Peking, Shanghai.