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Sir M. Lampson. (Nanking via Peking). June 28th, 1929.
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8.0.p.m. June 28th, 1929.
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5.0.p.m. June 28th, 1929.
No. 120.
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At final meeting June 28th I explained the posi- tion very frankly (your telegram No. 22 to Nanking) to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and expressed great regret that owing to delays rendered inevitable by the
Chinese attitude on both questions I had been unable to
get them settled before my departure to keep another
pressing engagement in the North. In studiously non-
contentious language I recorded that the Chinese
counter-proposals regarding Wei-hai-wei were not only
polemics apart from 1924 draft which was my sole
authorized basis for negotiations but more also in dia-
metrical contradiction to original terms laid down in
Balfour Note of February 3rd, 1922, which made rendition conditional on (a) continued naval facilities to the British Fleet and (b) safeguarding of foreign property
rights and representation.
must not be surprised if it took His Majesty's Govern-
ment some little time to study the new situation that
had arisen and for which they were in no way responsible-
(2). Turning to the Boxer Indemnity, I read the
text of your telegram No. 21 to Nanking. For some
time past rumours had been reaching us of the intention
to float a loan secured on the Boxer funds (150 million
dollars to be raised in America had been mentioned to
In the circumstances he
me.
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