CO129-518-3 Proposals to hold periodical conferences between principal British authorities in China- and the government in... 13-8-1929 - 31-12-1929 — Page 29

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The bald statement that the meeting must take place in

British territory isn't to my mind necessarily conclusive.

Surely we all just have to fit in our arrangements

according to the necessities of the case? And in the

present instance I remain of opinion that it would be far

better from every point of view that Teichman (with his

balanced sanity and common sense, plus his knowledge of

the subjects) should be present at the meeting. Honestly

I don't feel you hav made sufficient allowance for the

difficulties inherent in the present situation in China and the complications (staff and otherwise) arising from

the existence of Nanking.

I do trust you won't take offence at my outspokenness?

I need not assure you that I should personally love to pay

you another visit. Another few days at Hong Kong under

your most hospitable roof is what I should like above all

things. And my wife, who had counted on accompanying Anne

so far this autumn, is immensely disappointed. But these

things just can't be helped. I find by experience it is

perfectly futile here ever trying to plan ahead. I just

have to mak arrangements "ad hoc" to fit in with things

as they develop: and seeing that neither Teichman nor I

can go south just now, I still feel a rather more serious

effort might have been made to help us out especially as

Shanghai is only a couple of days distant from Hong Kong!

Yours sincerely,

Sd/ Miles W. Lampson.