CO129-564-12 Status of leased territories in China 29-9-1937 - 30-10-1937 — Page 9

(F 7826/6953/10)

FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.

22nd October, 1937.

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Dear Sir Henry,

We have now consulted the Law Officers' Opinion

of the 27th September, 1899, to which you refer in

your letter No.53852/37 of the 11th October on the

subject of the status of leased territories in China.

We note that the Law Officers took a different view of

the effect of the Convention of 1898 from that taken by

the writers referred to in the memorandum by Fitzmaurice

of which I sent you a copy.

This, however, makes no practical difference,

because, as appears from that memorandum the authors

who take the view that in strict law these territories

remain the property of the leasing state agree that for

practical purposes the territory is treated during the

Sir Henry Moore, K.C.M.G.

continuance/