893.156/49: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, October 20, 1931—9
a.m.
[Received October 20—5:10 a.m.]
[Received October 20—5:10 a.m.]
795. Department’s 373, October 9, 4 p.m.
- 1.
- With reference to paragraph 2 (a) and (b): Revised regulations officially communicated to Legation by Foreign Office note dated September 21, 1931, in reply to Legation’s note of August 20th and forwarded to Department with Legation’s despatch No. 1209 of October 7th.70
- 2.
- With reference to paragraph 2 (c): British Minister has instructed Consul General at Shanghai in the sense that revised regulations are much more acceptable and that in view of provisions of Sino-British treaty now under discussion by virtue of which the many British owners of riparian property located outside of “reserved areas” will automatically come under Chinese jurisdiction, it would be policy to accept reasonable regulations such as these now appear to be. However, British Consul General was instructed to take note next move of the Chinese authorities. Briefly, British attitude is that if British owners of riparian property are definitely pressed by the Chinese authorities it would be expedient tacitly to accept the regulations.
Attitude of the Japanese and French Legations will be communicated to Department as soon as ascertained.
For the Minister:
Engert
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