CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943 — Page 123

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Government of India, External Affairs Dept., to Secretary of State for India.

New Delhi, 20.30 hours, 19th December 1942.

Received 19.30 hours, 19th December 1942.

IMMEDIATE.

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Paragraph No.2 of your telegram 21690 December 17th. .We agree to omission of reservation to article No. 6 China Treaty,

2.

Paragraph No. 3,

Navigation. We await your

further telegram.

3.

Paragraph No.4.

Real property.

We confirm

the assumption made in paragraph No.4 of your telegram 164 21190 December 10th and prefer the second of the three alternative formulas given in preceding paragráplı. Crown Representative concurs.

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Paragraph No. 2(d) of your telegram 20905 December 5th. Personal status cases, The range of this provision is not altogether clear to us.

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