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FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO CHUNGKING
No.1522.
26th November, 1942.
D. 3.20 a. m 27th November, 1942.
Repeated to Washington No.515 Saving
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60 Your telegram No.1552 [of November 13th: extra-
territoriality].
After consultation with the United States Government in those matters where the Chinese proposals concern both countries, the following are our instructions and comments on the changes which the Chinese wish to make in the draft treaty as reported in your telegram No.1551. But see last paragraph.
2. We agree to the suggested modification of the preamble. But see paragraph 5 below.
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3. The Chinese purpose in proposing a new Article 1 about equality and reciprocity probably relates to
restrictions imposed by the United States and parts of the British Commonwealth on Chinese immigration. The United States Government intend to reply as follows:- that the suggested article seems an unnecessary addition because the. treaty speaks for itself; that relationships exemplified in the treaty are more important than descriptive phrases; that their conception of the brief treaty has been that it would accomplish the relinquishment of extraterritorial and special rights and would cover related questions arising therefrom; that they have hoped to achieve their purpose in such a way as to avoid bringing in extraneous matters which might cause difficulty and perhaps unfortunate public discussion either in the United States or in China; and that suggested additional article contains language likely to be mis- construed as affecting broad questions which are necessarily not within the scope of present endeavours.
4. We have informed the United States Government that we attach highest importance to ensuring that Anglo-Chinese relations are placed on a genuine basis of equality and ⠀ reciprocity but that we are prepared nevertheless to support the United States Government in opposing the inclusion of this
/article.