893.05/201: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Perkins) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, December 11, 1929—10
a.m.
[Received December 11—1:15 a.m.]
[Received December 11—1:15 a.m.]
1124. My 1122, December 10, 4 p.m. Following from Jacobs and Bucknell, December 10, 8 p.m.:
“Two joint meetings were held today, the results of which were as follows:
- 1.
- The Chinese delegates stated that a discussion of a scheme for a purely Chinese court with foreign judicial personnel employed by the Chinese Government would only be acceptable in the event that the jurisdiction of the court was extended to include extraterritorial nationals within the Settlement. The foreign delegates replied that they could not discuss this scheme under such terms but that it would be referred to their respective Legations for further instructions, which are respectfully solicited by telegraph.
- 2.
- The Chinese delegates were not prepared to discuss a modification of the present agreement with some form of consular representation unless the foreign delegates presented concrete proposals. A meeting of the foreign delegates will take place tomorrow morning to draft a proposal in accordance with scheme B, upon presentation of which Chinese will inform us whether or not they are prepared to discuss such a solution.”
Legation’s comment will follow.
Perkins