CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943 — Page 156

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

Colomial Office

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

kept under Lock and Key.]

1 4 DEC 1942

With the Compliments

of the

Under Secretary of State

for Foreign Affairs

W.B.L. Monson. Esq)

MOST SEORET

157

USUAL DISTRIBUTION

[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should be

retained by the authorised recipient and not passed on]

WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION

F8188/828/10

[CYPHER]

To: CHINA

FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO CHUNGKING

No. 1592

13th December, 1942.

D. 7.45 p.m. 13th December, 1942.

Repeated to Washington No. 547 Saving

SSSSS

Your telegram No. 1651 [of 7th December:

leased territory).

Kowloon

I shall await report on Minister of Foreign Affair's reaction to our refusal to include New Territories in present agreement before considering whether to authorise you to make any additional statement.

OTP