CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 88

the whole of China.

(End of "R".)

(2).

I at once pointed out that whether His Majesty's Government were prepared or not to consider recogni- tion, second part, of debarring recognition of any other Chinese goverment, was quite unacceptable and he undertook to try and evolve some alternative which would meet the difficulty he was in of not wishing to admit division of China.

Text of second formula is as follows:- (Beginning of "R".)

Declaration.

The nationalist government regard (? group

omitted):

(a)

Substitution of existing treaties between China and Great Britain by other treaties based on principle of equality and reciprocity, and

(b) Abatement of anti-British feeling amongst Chinese nationalists within territory controlled by nationalist government.

Pending outcome of such negotiations national- 1st government will do nothing to prejudice the

conduct of same.

(End of "R".)

You will please note that the meaning of the last sentence is obscure and when I pointed this out Chen dictated to me the following explanation: "The intention is that treaties shall stand until altered by negotiation".

Paragraph B of second formula requires no comment; it is obviously a thing on which we must

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