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MR. BRENAN;

Do you seriously wish to adjourn for a fortnight

We need something in writing as we may have

or perhaps a month?

to wire it Home in extenso and the other Powers concerned will then have to be consulted.

MR.

KEMP: At this di stance of time the authorities Zust first be satisfied that an Enquiry is possible at all. MR. CHEN:

. The settlement will involve a financial burden.

MR. SOONG:

be imposed, by the settlement.

Past burdens we do not consider, only burdeng now to

MR.

BRENAN: À long delay is involved.

If you insist on an

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Enquiry, please let me have the request in writing, but perhaps you want a delay. A year ago we should have welcomed

an Enquiry.

MR.

CHEN:

an Enquiry.

I do not aduit the difficulties in the way of

be essential.

Sir James Jamieson's appearance 23 a vitness would

MR. BRENAN ; Do you want to get him in the witness-box and Leckle him there.

MR. CHEN: That is not fair.

MR. KEMP Written statements are far less value than oral

evidence.

MR. CHEN:

Yes.

Enquiry.

MR. BRENAN:

We will make a written statenent as to the

Have you decided on that courea?

R. CHEN: An Enquiry is not impossible.

found.

MR. KEVEL That will take months,

Fitnesses can be

MR. BRETAŃ! We feel that your insistence neans that you wish

to suspend the negotiations, all that we have done so far could

have been one before the Hong Kong Officials came up.

This

is not negotiating.