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From CHINA,
(Peking).
Decypher.
Sir M. Lampson.
April 30th, 1929.
D.
5.50 p.m.
April 30th, 1929.
R.
3.00 p.m.
April 50th, 1929.
No. 379.
Important
Your despatch No. 295 received April 26th,
I should be glad to receive your instructions
on following points:-
Article 1. Treaty applies only to Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and not to crown colonies to
whom also it is open to accedo under article 32.
Article II 1st paragraph. Am I correct in
reading protected persons to mean persons defined
in chapter 22 part I section X and annox of October
22nd Consular Instructions 1921 and therefore as not
referring in any way to Anglo-Chinese British subjects?
Article II 2nd paragraph last sentence. Am I
right in assuming this covers British China
companies registered in Shanghai?
Article IV. My instinct is not to include this
article as being almost bound to lead Chinese to
raise question of extre-territoriality which it is
our aim to avoid in these negotiations. Moreover
Chinese might even argue that grant of same privileges
and immunities as are enjoyed by Chinese citizens
under wording of article would limit us to such and
involve implied remunciation of our existing special
rights. I propose therefore to exercise the discret-
ion
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