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3.

Further that, in the event of the adoption

of the first alternative, they would not

aggravate the position by sending in

comfort missions, etc., to the squatters

who are now in the area and who would be

allowed to remain there under that alter-

native, pending the decision of the Court.

We should accordingly like to know

(a) whether the Chinese Government agree

that the question of jurisdiction

should now be referred to the International

Court on the understanding that pending

the decision of the Court they would

co-operate with us to the full in

seeing that the area was not made the

subject of incidents or agitation in

whether key with hot puss any China; and (b) what their views are on

the two alternative courses of action

to be taken pending the Court's decision.

Finally, the Chinese Government will

understand that it will be very

desirable from our point of view to

make a public statement on the whole

question very shortly, which will of

course have to include a reference to

our proposals for the Garden of

Remembrance and the Chinese Government's

inability to accept them, but that we

hope that it may be possible to agree

a joint statement with the Chinese

Government for this purpose.

There are two points arising out of

our suggestions in the foregoing paragraph

to which I should draw attention. The first is

that the Garden of Remembrance is added as an

alternative