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CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
No. 1.
$698
[January 31.]
SECTION 1.
Sir E. Satow to the Marquess of Lansdowne.--(Received January 31, 1904.)
(No. 416.)
Peking, December 7, 1903.
My Lord,
MR. TOWNLEY duly communicated to the doyen of the Diplomatic Body the views of His Majesty's Government regarding the proposal to endeavour to obtain for "Consuls de Carrière" privileges similar to those enjoyed by Heads of Missions in China in respect of goods imported for their personal use, which are given in your Lordship's despatch No. 135 of the 13th May.
At a meeting of the Diplomatic Body held on the 3rd October, this question having been brought up for discussion, I explained that I could not ask for the exemption from import duties as a right, and that I was unable to recognize any difference between "Consuls de Carrière" and Honorary Consuls.
My colleagues, renouncing their insistence on this distinction, and admitting also that the exemption should be asked for as an act of courtesy, and not as a right, I consented to join them if the letter to be addressed to the Foreign Board was framed in terms which I was able to accept.
I have the honour to inclose copy of that portion of the procès-verbal of the meeting which relates to this subject, as well as of the correspondence which ensued.
Prince Ching, in his reply, consents to grant exemption for articles of personal use by a Consul brought by him on his first arrival if his Minister applies for it when officially notifying his appointment, and furnishes a list of the articles to be imported.
I understand that the French Minister, to whose initiative the discussion owes its origin, is disposed to content himself with this very meagre measure of exemption.
I trust that under the circumstances your Lordship will approve of my having joined in addressing to the Chinese Government the note of which Inclosure 2 is a copy.
I have, &c.
(Signed) ERNEST SATOW.
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Procès-Verbal of the Diplomatic Meeting, held October 3, 1903.
LA séance est ouverte à 10 heures du matin, sous la présidence de M. le Baron Czikann, Ministre d'Autriche-Hongrie, doyen, à la Légation de Russie.
Sont présents:
M. de Mumm, Ministre d'Allemagne.
M. le Baron Czikann, Ministre d'Autriche Hongrie.
M. Joostens, Ministre de Belgique.
M. Pak Chei Soon, Ministre de Corée,
M. Dubail, Ministre de France.
Sir Ernest Satow, Ministre de Grande-Bretagne.
M. le Comte Gallina, Ministre d'Italie.
M. Uchida, Ministre du Japon.
M. Lessar, Ministre de Russie.
M. de Carcer, Chargé d'Affaires d'Espagne.
M. Oudendijk, Chargé d'Affaires des Pays-Bas.
M. Coolidge, Premier Secrétaire de la Légation des États-Unis d'Amérique, remplaçant M. Conger, absent de Pékin.
M. le Baron Czikann, doyen, présente M. de Panafieu, Premier Secrétaire de la Légation de France, qui remplira les fonctions de Secrétaire du Corps Diplomatique.
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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
130
C. O.
OHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
No. 1.
$698
[January 31.1
Pre? SECTION 1p.
)
Sir E. Satow to the Marquess of Lansdowne.--(Received January 31, 1904.)
(No. 416.)
Peking, December 7, 1903. My Lord,
MR. TOWNLEY duly communicated to the doyen of the Diplomatic Body the views of His Majesty's Government regarding the proposal to endeavour to obtain for *Consuls de Carrière" privileges similar to those enjoyed by Heads of Missions in China in respect of goods imported for their personal use, which are given in your Lordship's despatch No. 135 of the 13th May.
At a meeting of the Diplomatic Body held on the 3rd October, this question having been brought up for discussion, I explained that I could not ask for the exemp- tion from import duties as a right, and that I was unable to recognize any difference between "Consuls de Carrière" and Honorary Consuls.
My colleagues, renouncing their insistence on this distinction, and admitting also that the exemption should be asked for as an act of courtesy, and not as a right, I consented to join them if the letter to be addressed to the Foreign Board was framed in terms which I was able to accept.
I have the honour to inclose copy of that portion of the procès-verbal of the meeting which relates to this subject, as well as of the correspondence which ensued.
Prince Ching, in his reply, consents to grant exemption for articles of personal use by a Consul brought by him on his first arrival if his Minister applies for it when officially notifying his appointment, and furnishes a list of the articles to be imported.
I understand that the French Minister, to whose initiative the discussion owes its origin, is disposed to content himself with this very meagre measure of exemption.
I trust that under the circumstances your Lordship will approve of my having joined in addressing to the Chinese Government the note of which Inclosure 2 is a copy.
I have, &c.
(Signed) ERNEST SATOW.
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Procès-Verbal of the Diplomatic Meeting, held October 3, 1903.
LA séance est ouverte à 10 heures du matin, sous la présidence de M. le Baron Czikann, Ministre d'Autriche-Hongrie, doyen, à la Légation de Russie.
Sont présents:
M. de Mumm, Ministre d'Allemagne.
M. le Baron Czikann, Ministre d'Autriche Hongrie.
M. Joostens, Ministre de Belgique.
M. Pak Chei Soon, Ministre de Corée,
M. Dubail, Ministre de France.
Sir Ernest Satow, Ministre de Grande-Bretagne.
M. le Comte Gallina, Ministre d'Italie.
M. Uchida, Ministre du Japon.
M. Lessar, Ministre de Russie.
M. de Carcer, Chagé d'Affaires d'Espagne.
M. Oudendijk, Chargé d'Affaires des Pays-Bas.
M. Coolidge, Premier Secrétaire de la Légation des États-Unis
d'Amérique, remplaçant M. Conger, absent de Pékin.
M. le Baron Czikann, doyen, présente M. de Panafieu, Promier Secrétaire
de la Légation de France, qui remplirà les fonctions de Secrétaire du Corps Diplo- matique.
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