The Archive · 1931

Resume Discussions

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Peking, Dec. 20.

It_is understood that the British Minister, Sir Miles Lampson, when passing through Nanking, discussed with the American Minister, Mr. 'Nelson Johnson, the circular memoranduni on extraterritoriality sent fon' December 17 by the Chinese Foreign Office to the interested Powers, The memorandum expressed keen Aiséatisfaction with the progress of the extraterritoriality negotiations and urged the Powers to accelerate them, It Is also believed the hope was éxpresied that the issue would settled early in the Spring 1091.—Reuter, day resumed his campaign in Washington for speedy abalition'of the extraterritorial privileges held China by American nationals.

Dr. Wu called upon officials at the Department of State to request that discussions looking toward a final settlement of the Sino-Americai extrateritorility question be expeit-

There has been so much delay, Dr. Wu said, and so short a period ig available for application of an agreement with regard to abolition lof extraterritoriality that discussions designed to bring speedy and definite action on the matter should resumed at once. Dr. Wu de-

Washington, Jan, 3.

Dr. Wu Chao-chi, the Chinese Minister to the United States, toplored recent delays encountered in the Sino-American discussion of the extraterritoriality issue.

Tt is understood here that the lat-

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