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at a disadvantage with the nationals of Belgium,
Denmark, Portugal and Spain, whose Governments
concluded treaties with China in 1928 containing a
declaration on this point. It may, however, be
necessary to exclude India and Burma from the scope
of any such arrangement.
On the question of alienation of real property
we are agrecing to the restricting phrase at the end
of Article 5 (i) on the clear understanding that
the Chinese Government agree to paragraph 2 of the
annex to the draft exchange of notes. We presume that
the United States Government will continue to insist on
a
similar condition.
Yours sincerely
Sgd Anthony Eden.