CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943 — Page 244

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[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should be retained

by the authorised recipicnt and not passed on].

[CYPHER]

WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION

FROM CHINA.

FROM CHUNGKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE.

Sir H. Seymour,

No. 1615

D. 6.30 p.m. 30th November 1942

30th Novenber 1942

R. 10.25 p.m. 30th November 1942

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Your telegram No. 1522.

Please confim that formula contained in paragraph 21 renders unneccssary that proposed in my telegram No. 1596.

2.

"It is

I await your instructions before raising the matter of 100 land ownership (see my telegram No. 1577). It is very

desirable that I should be in a position to do so when detailed discussions begin. e suggest that we should try for the following formula to be included in exchange of notes. understood that the abolition of the system of Treaty Ports will not affect the existing property rights and that nationals of cach High Contracting Party will enjoy the right to acquire and hold real property [grp. undec.] territories of other High Contracting Parties subject to the laws and regulations of that High Contracting Party"

13.

Your paragraph 25. We suggest draft of text if available should be telegraphed at once to assist us in detailed discussions here; or alternatively that we should build up the draft in discussion with the Chinese ad referendum.

4.

Please repeat 3 groups before words "mutual courtesy" in paragraph 19.

[Note by Communications Department:

taken on final paragraph].

action is being

O.T.P.