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From CHINA.
Decode. Sir M. Lampson (Nanking via Peking).
D.
22nd April 1931.
23rd April 1931.
R. 7.30 p.in. 23rd April 1931,
No. 115. (F). (Tour)
IMMEDIATE.
Your telegram No.57. Tour series.
I have requested Crown Advocate to come here for
discussion of points raised. But in order to avoid our getting bogged in legal technicalities we are trying
here to find some simple formula which will satisfy us
and Chinese so far as concerns extraterritoriality treaty.
With this object in view Mr. Teichman on April 22nd
discussed with Hsu Mo as on his own itiative and
without commissioner formula contained in my immediately
following telegram. Hsu Mo's reaction was not un
favourable. He raised following points. Could it not be made reciprocal? Mr. Teichman deprecated dragging in this additional complication. As regards paragraph 2 it would make it much more acceptable if it could be definitely stated that such eases would be dealt with by the British outside China; in any case there should be some provision for making it clear that we were not entitled to sat up a separate court anywhere in China
for this purpose.
Mr. Teichman replied that this point could be provided against after settlement of question of excluded areas.
2. Subject to my discussions with Crown Advocate I request your approval and authority to negotiate on basis of this text.
Addressed to Foreign Office No.115. Repeated to Peking and Shanghai,
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