CO129-529-4 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931 — Page 56

This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be

returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.

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TO CHINA.

Telegram (en clair) to Sir M. Lempson. (Nanking).

Foreign Office.

No. 59. (Tour).

April 17th. 1931. 6.30.p.m.

Your telegram No. 75, Tour (of March 27th: extra- territoriality negotiations).

For convenience of reference I propose in future tele grams to distinguish the different articles of the treaty by letters as follows:

Transfer of Jurisdiction.

A.

B.

Lawyers and Interpretation.

C. Special Chambers.

D.

E.

F.

Legal Counsellors.

Taxation.

Arbitration.

G. Immovable Property, Expropriation, etc.

H. Inmunity of Premises.

I. Military requisitions, Forced Loans, etc.

British Protected Persons.

J.

Companies.

K.

Pending

Cases.

L.

Non Discriminatory Treatment.

M.

N.

O.

P.

Q.

R2

Shipping.

Trade and Residence (my telegram No. 53).

Authoritative Text (my telegram No. 54).

Publication of Codes (my telegram No. 55).

Personal Status.