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CHINA.
Decypher.
Sir R. Macleay. (Peking).
December 19th,1925.
D.
3.15.p.m. December 19th,1925,
R.
10.20.a.in. December 19th, 1925.
No. 540.
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Not only British judge but some other foreign members of extraterritoriality commission are held up in Tientsin owing to interruption of railway by civil war,
At meeting of diplomatic body yesterday it was agreed that Eenior Minister should address note to Chinese government referring to communication re- ceived by various govermenta from United States government in regard to meeting of commission in Peking on December 18th and stating that as appointed date has passed without members having been able to assemble in full numbers, commission will be consti- tuted without delay as soon as they all arrive, and in that event Chinese government will be duly noti- fied in order that they may be in a position to give effect to their intantion laid down in additional
resolution of December 10th,1921, to appoint a repre- sentative to sit as a member of said commission.
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We decided to take this step to forestall in-
vitation from Chinese goverment to hold meeting of
commission at a place designated by them when it
would have been difficult to avoid electing Chinose
member as president.
There
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