[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[F 1671/67/10]
No. 1.
78
[February 22, 1927.
SECTION 1.
The Hankow and Kiukiang Concession Agreements of February 19, 1927, and relative Documents.
THE texts given below are based on telegraphic reports, and therefore do not show signatures, &c.
Where documents were signed by Mr. O'Malley, his signature was preceded by the words "for His Majesty's Minister." Mr. Chen's letters were addressed to Mr. Lampson, and documents signed by him were signed "Chen Yu-jen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nationalist Government."
I.
Agreement relative to the British Concession at Hankow.
The proper British authorities will summon the annual general meeting of rate- The British payers in accordance with the land regulations on the 15th March. municipality will thereupon be dissolved and the administration of the concession area will be formally handed over to the new Chinese municipality. Pending the handing over to the new Chinese municipality on the 15th March, the policing of the concession and the management of the public works and sanitation will be conducted by the Chinese authorities now in charge thereof.
The Nationalist Government will, upon the dissolution of the British council, forthwith set up a special Chinese municipality modelled on that of the special administrative district for the administration of the concession area under regulations which will be communicated to His Britannic Majesty's Minister by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government. These regulations will remain in force until such time as arrangements have been negotiated for the amalgamation of the five Hankow concessions and former concessions into one unified municipal district.
II.
Agreement relative to the British Concession at Kiukiang.
A settlement on similar lines to that concluded in the case of the Hankow conces- sion will immediately be made in the case of the concession at Kiukiang.
If any direct losses due to the action or culpable negligence of the agents of the Nationalist Government were suffered by British subjects during the recent disturbances at Kiukiang, such losses will be compensated by the Nationalist Government.
III.
Letter from Mr. Chen to Mr. Lampson, handed to Mr. O'Malley.
I have the honour to communicate to you the regulations which the Nationalist Government will promulgate for the administration of the British concession area at Hankow.
(NOTE. The text of these regulations has not yet been received. In earlier telegrams Mr. O'Malley informed us that they are based on those of the ex-German concession at Hankow. They provide for the establishment of a Sino-British council. All funds raised will be spent in the municipality; all cheques will be countersigned by a British counsellor; there will be a joint Sino-British audit; ratepayers will have the right to settle the budget and veto bye-laws.)
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