CO129-588-23 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 28-3-1942 - 27-11-1942 — Page 85

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engaging in inland navigation and, when this again becomes possible, the coastal trade of China, especially as both in the United Kingdom and the Colonies Chinese shipping is in practice permitted to engage in these trades.

Ifs nevertheless, the inclusion of an additional article in the

treaty became unavoidable United Kingdom Government would be willing to accept one on the general lines of the draft contained in my telegram D. No. 464.

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As regards (a) above, see also my telegram D. No.484 of 26th October, paragraph 1 and New Zealand Government's telegram No. 378 of 29th October. We understand that Chinese Ambassador in Washington has intimated to United States Government that Chinese Government would be "interested in the question of liberalising the Chinese immigration situation". In response to our enquiry on the subject United States Government, who have also received from Chinese Government proposal similar to (a) above, state that when they discuss the matter with the Chinese they have in mind saying that the suggested article seems to them to be an unnecessary addition because the treaty speaks for itself; that the facts of their relationships as exemplified in the treaty are more important than descriptive phrases; that their concep of the brief treaty has been, as the Chinese know, that it would accomplish the relinquishment of extra-territorial and special rights and would take care of such related questions as require attention because of the relinquishment of extra-territorial rights; that they, have hoped to achieve their purpose in such a way as to avoid bringing in extraneous matters which might cause difficulty and perhaps unfortunate public discussion either in the U.S.A. or in China; and that the suggested additional article contains language which in the opinion of the United States Government le likely to be misconstrued by persons in the U.S.A. as affecting broad questions which are necessarily not within the scope of the present endeavours.

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We shall keep you informed in due course of reply to be sent to Chinese Government when their proposals have been examined in detail.

Copy to:-

V.C.O. F.C.

Sir E. Bridges. Sir Basil Newton. Mr. Ashley ClarkE

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Mr. Rumbold

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Mr. Annan

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Mr. Monson

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Mr. Young

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Mr. Golsby

Mr. Fraser.

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