Col, Howard Bury (Conservative) asked whether, in, view recent developments at Hat Kow and protests from Pe-King, the Government would: consider the advisability of adopting 4 policy similar to Japan which had state' that it did not intend returning any concessions in the present unpropitious circumstances, Mr, Godfrey Locker-Lampson, uncer secretary for Foreign Affairs, said the Government did not intend to go back on its proposals regarding the concessions, which were cominiineated to Peking and Hankow in January after careful examination, Replying to Mr. E, Thurtle (La-hour) regarding the foundation of statements concerning—Japanese volley Mr, Locker-Lampson said information he had received from Japan shows? a great deal of divergence. He believed as a matter of fact that the Japanese Consul-General in Hankow was prepared to eign a similar agreement to that} recently signed by Britain, Deferment of Further Negotiations Mr, H, W. Looker (Conservative)
yggested a deferment of " further lations for the return of ce jons to Nationalists as they had failed to respect British rights and failed to restrain their followers from acts of violence, notably at Wahu dnd Ningpo.
Mr, Locker-Lampson pointed out that there were no British conees-sions at either Ningpo or Wuhu but} the Government would do its best} to protect British rights wherever they were attacked ari? added that} same measures would be alford-subjects at Hankow a1 as at other treaty ports.
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