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[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should be retained

by the authorised recipient and not passed on.]

[Cypher]

Sir H. Seymour No.1721.

WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION

FROM:

CHINA.

FROM CHUNGKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE

25th December, 1942.

IMMEDIATE.

CONFIDENTIAL.

D. 4.40 p.m. 25th December, 1942. R. 3.55 à.m. 26th December, 1942.

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My telegram No.1719 paragraph 3.

I much regret having been unable to secure reference to treatment of commerce in Article 6. I feel fairly sure that if United States Government had insisted we could have had it in both treaties but the Chinese, having as they say got it out of American treaty with great difficulty, cannot be persuaded to include it in ours.

O.T.P.