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My Lord:-

British Legation,

Peking.

July 4th. 1921.

AC

I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of

a note from the Waichiao-Pu appealing for the early abolition of the foreign post offices in China.

Since Sir J. Jordan addressed Your Lordship

on this subject in his despatch No. 526 of December 3rd.

1918, nothing has occurred to cause a modification of the

views then expressed: the Chinese postal service has continued to function in as satisfactory a manner as could be expected having regard to the political state of the country and one of the improvements considered by Sir J. Jordan as prerequisite to the abolition of the British post offices, namely, the introduction of a system for the exchange of money orders between this country and the United Kingdom, has been brought into effect by the Agreement, a copy of which was enclosed in Your Lordship's despatch No. 541 of October 6th. 1920.

In order to ascertain, before the matter is referred to Your Lordship, how the question of the abolition of the foreign post offices is at present regarded in the other quarters concerned, Mr. Clive has taken an opportunity of speaking to M. Picard-Destelan, the Associate Director-General of Posta. On being told that His Majesty'a Legation was disposed to recommend to His Majesty's Government agreement with the Chinese

Government's/

he Right Honourable

The Earl Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., G.C.S.I.,

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