CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943 — Page 268

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Message received from the Department of state

dated November 27, 3 p.m.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

e have altered, to read as follows, the language of our proposed preamble to the treaty on extraterritoriality:

"The United states of America and the Republic of China, in recognition of the friendly relations which have long

prevailed between their two peoples and of their common desire as equal and sovereign states that the high principles in the regulation of human affairs to which they are committed shall be made increasingly effective, have

resolved et cetera".

In handing to the Chinese Embassy here our reply

to their document of November 10, we intend for the

sole purpose of cooperating to the fullest possible extent with the British Government, to suggest that the signing of the treaty be deferred for a few days

say approximately ten days and to say that we hope that our treaty with the Chinese and the British

treaty with the Chinese may be signed at about the

same time.