on the China Station said that, apart from the declars tions of Mr. Eugene Chen to Mr. O'Malley with regard to the policy of the Nationalist Government to-words concessions in China, there bed been no negotiations with th: Cantonese authorities with. reger to Shanghai. The British Gov ment was always ready to negotiate, but he did not think the Government could possibly shift the responsibility of protecting the lives of British subjects to the shoulders lof anyone else.
British Consul-General a.)
Mr. Locker-Lampson had been empowered, if he thought fit_ and it became' necessary, to carry on negotiations with either of the contending forces.
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