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Notes for Lord Chatfield's speech at the China
Society Dinner on May 3rd, 1939.
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Lord Chatfield might begin by a few complimentary references to Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Ambassador in London and President of the Society. Mr. Quo has had a distinguished diplomatic career. He was educated at Pennsylvania University where, in addition to his other academic triumphs, one can assume that he took an honours degree in oratory and elocution. He attended the
Versailles Conference in 1919 as a technical expert. However since China did not accept the treaty r. Quo can be absolved from any responsibility for the odium that now attaches to the results of that assembly.
Mr. Quo has held many important posts in China and abroad and in 1935 he was appointed Ambassador to this country, where he has endeared himself by the modesty and charm of his personality, and at the same time has established a reputation as a polished and witty public speaker. The speech he has just made is a brilliant example of his style.
It might be mentioned that among Mr. Quo's diplomatic experiences was his participation, under the chairmanship of Sir Miles Lampson, in the Sino-Japanese peace conference at Shanghai in 1952. The Japanese civil representative, curiously enough, was Mr. Shigemitsu, who is now also in London as Japanese Ambassador. Both the Chinese and Japanese delegates had to sign the resulting peace treaty in hospital.
Mr. Quo had been attacked by Chinese opponents
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