THE EASTERN LITENSION AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGHAPH
COLFANY, LD-ITED
TELEGRAM.
FROPOSED JOINT TELEGRAM TO PIKING -
Your Joint 7. Consider present moment opportune for
regularisation whole wireless situation China which is
necessary in Companies' interesta stop Surrender wireleas
rights is in our opinion necessary means to obtain such
end and besides is one of chief inducements for China
extending present arrangements stop You may therefore
proceed according instructions but please note and inform
Ministers that Monopoly clause will eventually have to be
expressly excluded from prolongation but as matter of
policy and with Ministeria concurrange you had better not
mention this until necessary and then represent non
prolongation es concession on Companies' part etop
Confidential we have agreed with Foreign Office not try get
said clause prolonged.
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