joly Due to Provisional Nature of Chinese Government London, Aug, 3.
Replying to Commander Kenworthy (Liberal), Mr, Ronald MeNeill, Under Secretary of State! for Foreign Affairs, so question of the return of China had been suspended for the moment, owing to the provisional character of the Chinese Government.
Commander Kenworthy asked whether it were not the original lacrangement that Britain should! hand back this territory when the Japanese evacuated certain. territories in Shantung and how the present position had been reached.
Mr. MeNeill reiterated that it was owing to the provisional nature of the Government of China.—
Reater.
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