views on our next communication to the
Chinese Government. I would like, if
For
I may, to suggest that, in order to save
time later on, we might be proceeding
with the consideration of the terms of
this communication while the matter is
under reference to the Law Officers.
this purpose we might perhaps assume
that, since the Chinese Government have
made it so plain that nothing less than
jurisdiction will satisfy them, we shall
have to make some mention of the
International Court in the communication.
7. When I told our legal people here
of the proposal to refer the question to
the Law Officers, they said they would
very much like to see the reference in
draft form. You will recall that I
raised this point with you when we spoke
on the telephone and I understand that you our legal people
will very kindly arrange for the draft
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to be sent over to us for Comments