CO129-517-7 Draft Commercial Treaty with China- Governor's action 14-3-1929 - 25-7-1929 — Page 34

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immediataty proceeding to

unfortunate your inconsiderate haste

to consult with the three Chinese

a

members of the Legislative Council

in Hong Kong, the Committee of the

General Chamber of Commerce and the

Committee of the China Association

on a document of so highly

confidential a character. This

action was taken, moreover, without

the preliminary precaution of

or. to the S.$75.

telegraphing to Sir M. Lampson/in

order to ascertain whether there was

any objection to it. Had this

necessary precaution been taken it

would have been explained to you

that the action which you contemplated

would interfere with Sir M.

Lampson's liberty of action and

hamper him in the carrying out of

his instructions.

The Foreign Office further

point out that Sir M. Lampson has

been placed in the embarrassing

position