CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922 — Page 462

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Paris.

November 22nd 1923.

:

I have the honour to transmit to Your Lordmh 3 ya

herewith seyy of a Mote dated November 30th which I have

received from Monsieur Perretti de la Rosea in reply to

the communication which I addressed to Monsieur Poincaré

en receipt of Your Lordship's despatch No. 3182 (7 3167/ 36/10) of Ostøber 17th relative to the withdrawal of foreign post offiess from China before January 1st 1923.

Your Lordship will observe that while maintaining

that the French Government have in no way modified their

intention te withdraw their post-offices from China, Monsieur

Perretti states that nevertheless the Gave rament of the

Republie are of evinies that they should defer any official notification on this subject until such time as the French

Parliament is in a position to formulate its views on the

whole of the agreements reached at Washington.

I have, ete.,

(84). Hardings of Penshurst.j

The Most Honourable

The Karquess Ourson of Kedleston, K.G.,

ste..

etc.