CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9] — Page 79

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Thus owing to the interjection of no less than

four departments of the Chinese Government - the Ministries

of Finance, Communications, Foreign Affairs and the Gabelle

into negotiations originally in the hands of one department

- the Revenue Coune 11 - an interdepartmental tangle has

been produced which, however inexcusable from our point of

view, will require delicate unravelling and I am in consulta-

tion with Sir Francis Aglen as to the best course to be

followed.

I am not troubling you at this stage with a list

of the alterations contained in the Chinese Government's

text as they are almost without exception of a nature

prejudicial to our interests and I propose to take my stand

on the statement of the Wai Chiao Pu in their letter of 12th.

December last that the Chinese Government would accept the

Agreement with the sole addition of Article V(g). I take

owing no doubt

this opportunity however, to point out that

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to a printer's error this addition has been inserted in

your text in duplicate. Thus the words "British vessels

accorded.

in such waters" in the English

version and the characters »☆ ± Ø 港台家

"in the Chinese version should be deleted.

The long absence from Peking of a responsible

Minister for Foreign Affairs and the ever-increasing

paralysis of the Gentral Government have combined to further

delay progress in this matter which, however, continues to

receive my constant attention and which I hope may yet be

brought to a conclusion satisfactory to Your Excellency's

Government.

I have etc.,

(84.) J.N. JORDAN.