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ion you allow me and cut it out. An additional
reason for doing so is that it seems prima facie in
some respects to conflict with article 6.
Article 6.A. I suggest insertion after word
"with" in first line of words "or without" as many
places we hope to include in schedule are inaccessible
to shipping. I should also propose to make some
emendations either in this article or schedule so as
to distinguich between places such as treaty ports
and trade marts (where we claim the right to reside and trade) and ports of call where we only claim
right for our chips to enter with passengers and cargo
or with passengers only. See China Year Book 1928
page 1069.
B.
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Word "lease" in last line of first paragraph
do you think this safeguards right to lease land in
perpetuity in treaty ports? We should presumably
not claim it in case of trade marts where Chinese
have always insisted on term of leases and might have to add some phrase to that effect if Chinese raised it.
Article 7. Words "own merchandise" in last line.
Chinese will probably object to this as involving
claims in case of loss or damage: if so we might
explain we do not claim any greater immunities and privileges for our goods than are in fact, accorded to Chinese owned goods. I presume you would not object
to this? And if necessary allow the addition of
some such phrase to the article?
Article 8
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