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the 3 Red chorranean Colonies Any difficulty.
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Mr. Gunt nas asked me to 144 circulate to seographical Departments for urgent consideration copies of Article 6 of a draft Treaty between this country and China on the question of the relinquishment of British extra-territorial rights, etc., in
China-
This is the first of two
contemplated Creaties, the second of which will deal with commercial and economic matters. The Colonies may well be cuicerned on the point of freedom of Chinese nationale to travel and reside thrughat the whole extent of the Colonial territories, and the question arises as to how far in present circuna tances colonial Governments are in a position to implement the or visions of this Article in this er in any ther respect.
It is understood that the draft of this Treaty has already been despatched to Chungking for
colusunication to the Chinese, and
›r. dent will be grateful if comments can be sent to me as early na possible „lease.
3th mctober, 1942.