CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943 — Page 235

8099/828/10

J.F.B.

December

F.0.

1942.

235

H.M. Ambassador, Chungking.

No:

(Cypher)

War Cabinet

Distribution.

Repeat to:

Washington Saving

(130€

(1302)

My telegram No. 1532 of November 30th -

extraterritoriality paragraph 8.

In order to make the position clearer

The

paragraph 1(g) of the draft note in my telegram

No. 1533 should be amended as follows. second half of the paragraph after the words "coastal trade and inland navigation of the

Republic of China" should read:

and the Republic of Bins relingud chez

ite rights under rilule 1 of the Convention

at Condor on les arch. 1894, mlating

to navigation on the river irraenus":

rernvent of the

the

(5ublic of China on the

one han, and the Govermente of the Snited Kingdom end of in-is on the other hand, while reserving the right to restrict the consting trade and inlani navigation to vosario

Live I

flying their own flaga, declare that they do not contemplate introduming restrictione which will prevent the participation by serchant vessels of N.M. in these trajes in ching or the participation of chinese rohani vessels in these trades in the territories of

H.. to which the treaty spplies, reming

the making of further arrangi

ents between

then or the conclusion of the comprehensive

treaty referred to in rticle 8."

2.

ffect of the wa

would be that Chinese give

ri ht wer

rticle

Convention.