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Sir M. Lampson, (Nanking),
6th June, 1931.
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Your telegram No.137. B
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I presented the new text of duration article to
Minister for Foreign Affairs on May 22nd. He objected
strongly that it differed from previously agreed version
in several essential points most of which had been
fully gone into in our previous discussions.
ually induced him to accept form of new draft and I
narrowed his objections down to the following points:-
(1) There was no explicit provision for
termination at the end of 10 years failing agree-
ment as to revision; he had gone to the utmost
limit in agreeing to 10 years duration and point
about termination must not be left in doubt.
(ii) The clause regarding further quinquennial
periods to which he had objected in our first draft
had been re-inserted.
(iii) Indefinite duration of article 18,
(iv)
Omission of last sentence of previously
agreed version.
(v) Substitution of 12 months for 6 in
connexion with giving notice.
Later on I got him to drop the last two pointe,
As regards (iii), while admitting that article 18 was
innocuous, he said that no Chinese Minister for Foreign
Affairs
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