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according to which the conduct of persons

within the area could be judged and

dealt with. Status accorded to certain

UNO representatives in some Colonies

t

previdos some parșiiệT for the

-arrangement suggested above and could be

“used as an argument in favour of it in

the special circumstances if any criticism

-&POOCTM

5. The proposals in paragraphs 3 and 4,

if we can get one or other accepted by the

Chinese, have advantages over the Chinese

compromise proposal communicated to you in

my telegram No. 691 in that they avoid

many of its practical complications and

reduce the possibility of future dispute

by removing rights of public access to

the area.

6.

Grateful for your comments and to

know whether in circumstances explained

in paragraphs 1 and 2 above you would

agree to approach to Chinese as suggested

in paragraph 3 or, if necessary, as in

paragraph 4.

This telegram is being repeated to

H.M. Ambassador, Nanking, to enable

him to express his views in general to

Foreign Office and in particular on the

following points:-

confirms

(a) whether he agrees that the

compromise suggested is the best

possible in the circumstances;

(b) whether he considers it is

generally likely to be acceptable

to the Chinese Government;

/(c)