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Amine ĜOOng's position and to make tinge

rally imposɛible. Chiang bod new decided to aut the

net, and if he succeeded it might have far-reaching

Consequences.

For instance, it was generelly believed

that Chiang Kai-shek and C.T. vang realised that it was

in China's beat intereats tɔ some te ressonable terme with

the foreigner, that China was in fact dependent in the long ran on foreign assistance not only politically but in trade and finan sial matters, whereas He Fan-in and his adherents took the

Bu

fanatical view that the sooner foreign interests were pushed into the ses tis better. If therefore Chiang proved strong

neng to carry through this soup successfully it might have a generally beneficial effect on China's foreign relations and specifically on the forthcoming Extra-territoriality

noratistiens.

(4. MI. *. 18.8%,

1/8/31.