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without any reference to intention to increase proportion of Chinese seats in the future is likely to give rise to considerable criticism here. I hope that on further consideration, you will feel able to withdraw your objections to an assurance being given on this point or, at any rate, to raise no objection to my expressing the view in reply to your despatch that this decision must be regarded as subject to review, in the light

in the light of experience,

of inercasing the proportion

Ohinese.

To meet the second of the Secretary of State's points, I would propose to add at the end of the present paragraph 2 of the saving telegram the suggestions that the period of residential qualification might be reduced for all so as to go some way towards meeting the problem of the non-British Europeans and Americans.

The Secretary of State's third point is, I suggest, already covered by paragraph 4 of the draft.

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