[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
CHINA TRADE,
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
[March 23.]
SECTION 2.
C. C.
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(No. 69.) Sir,
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received March 23.)
WITH reference to the concluding paragraph of my despatch No. 47 of the
Peking, February, 1907 APR 07, 23rd January, reporting that the Consular Body at Mukden were combating the Tartar-General's views on the question of the taxation of foreign goods in the newly- opened Manchurian ports, I now have the honour to inclose a copy of a despatch from His Majesty's Consul-General forwarding translation of the Tartar-General's reply to his representations.
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The Tartar-General's communication defines clearly the point of view which has been arged so frequently in the past by the provincial authorities, that the opening of a place as a Treaty port does not imply the opening of the city or town.
In support of this general contention he relies upon the wording of the Treaties under which the Manchuriau ports were opened to prove his case in respect of those particular places. If it had been intended to throw open the cities, be argues that there would have been no necessity to provide for the selection of suitable localities to be set apart for international use and occupation. In conclusion, he requests Mr. Fulford to inform him more fully of the steps taken in regard to Changsha in Hunan. This refers to the note of the Wai-wu Pu of the 6th March, 1906, translation of which was inclosed in Sir Ernest Satow's despatch No. 98 of the 7th March. His Majesty's Consul-General at Mukden has been furnished with a copy of this note, but there is no reason to suppose that its perusal by the Tartar-General will do much to weaken his confidence in the position he has assumed.
I propose to take up the question with the Wai-wu Pu, after further consultation with my American and Japanese colleagues.
I have, &c. (Signed)
J. N. JORDAN.
(No. 4.) Sir,
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Consul-General Fulford to Sir J. Jordan.
Mukden, January 29, 1907.
IN continuation of my despatch No. 3 of the 15th instant, I have the honour to inclose copy and translation of the Tartar-General of Mukden's reply, dated the 17th instant, to my despatch to him of the 15th instant on the subject of the taxation of foreign merchants" goods in the open towns of Manchuria.
I have, &c.
(Signed) H. E. FULFORD.
Inclosure 2 in No. 1.
(Translation.) Sir,
Tartar-General of Mukden to Consul-General Fulford.
January 17, 1907.
ON the 16th instant I received your despatch, which read as follows :-
[Despatch sent of the 15th January quoted in full.]
In reply I have the honour to state that in a previous despatch I have clearly explained the Treaty provisions to the effect that as regards the opening of Mukden and other ports to trade the merchants and people of all nations in respect to their
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