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From CHINA.
Decypher.
Sir M. Lampson (Peking)
27th August 1930, 1930.
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5.25 p.m.
27th August 1930.
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3.30 p.m.
27th August 1930.
No. 543.
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173.
Your telegram No. 242.
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Dealing firstly with your fourth question I think
it is quite useless and will be most foolish to consider
linking up this customs question with future of leased territories. There is not the remotest chance of striking
any sort of bargain on the subject and it is futile to
expect this or any other Chinese government to agree at the present time to any further alienation of Chinese territory. Some opportunity may occur for dealing with the matter during next sixty years but in the meanwhile it would be most unwise to risk stirring up trouble by raising question now. (See also my telegram No. 534 of last year).
As regards your first question, failure to come
to an agreement may I presume lead to a certain measure of
round the Colony- Y irritating customs pressure, rouse the Colonies and thus tend to promote ill will between Hongkong and Kuangtung authorities but I doubt whether there would be any serious repercussion on British interests in China generally nor do I see any reason why such failure should lead to an agitation for recovery of leased territories which will probably ensue if it comes at all irrespective of customs question.
As regards
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