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SIR E. STUBBS' REPORT ON WEI-HAI-WEI.
A. Tenure
There are three possibilities:- abandonment, partial
abandonment, and retention.
(1) abandonment. Sir E.Stubbs' does not discuss this, and
Mr.Churchill has definitely decided against it.
(2) Bir E.Stubbs discuss es at some length the possibili-
ties of retaining only either the island of Liu Kong Tao,
or the island plus a small district round Port Edward. He
does not regard either as a satisfactory arrangement, for
reasons which appear sufficient. Probably Mr.Churchill
would not in any case be prepared to agree to any such
arrangement.
This therefore leaves only
(3) retention.
On the assumption that Wei-hai-wel is to be retained,
the
it remains to consider in what respects our ten re could be
set on a more satisfactory basis. Such a change of basis is a matter of foreign policy and/necessary negotiations and declarations can only be made at a time when they are not likely to involve us in any serious difficulties, since the prospects of Wei-hai-wei are not of such a character as to
make it worth while to court such difficulties.
(It may
be observed, en passant, that the prospect of finding a time at which Foreign Office would not anticipate serious difficulties is decidedly vague and remote).
The possible changes (to which attention has been draw) from time to time by this Department) are
(a) lease to be placed on a definite basis for a named term of years. Such term of years would most conveniently
be the same as that for which the Japanese hold Port Arthur
viz: a 99 years' lease in all.
(b)
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