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30th December, 1939.
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No. 2.498
Addressed to Shanghai telegram No. 718 of 29th December. Foreign Office telegram No. 866 to Tokyo, paragraph 4.
Smuggling and gambling. I have discussed the question with the Chairman of the Council who would be responsible for
giving affect to any agreement. He has taken expert advice.
Before making suggestions I desire to explain practical
difficulties.
Council can issue by-laws "desirable for the good rule and
the Government" of the concession. By a wide interpretation
this might be taken to cover prevention of sauggling and
gambling if difficulties mentioned later were overcome,
though the Chairman could not commit his His Council in
advance but by-laws could not be enforced against other
foreigners except by their Consular courts, which would
probably decline to act. Chinese could be handed over to
their own courts but if this method were effective they
would safeguard themselves by employing foreigners.
As regards smuggling practical difficulties are:
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