'There will be no attempt to abolish extra-territorial privileges held by' foreigners in China on New Year's Day.
For the new National Government today issued a mandate declaring that the enforcement of regulations promulgated*on May 4 of this year and concerning the taking over by China of jurisdiction over foreigners in China as of January 1, 1982, has been postponed.
The mandate declares that it has been necessary to. postpone the abolition of the unilateral treat because of a series of natural c amities in the various provinces of China, Regulations providing for the abolition of extrality as on January 41, 1952, were drawn up by Dr. Wang, the former Foreign Minister, and they were approved by the National Peoples Convention which met last May after the break between Canton and Nanking—United]
Press, morning publishes an interview with Dr, C. C, Wa regarding the extrality question, the abolition of which iwas to be effective on Januai according to a state by the former Governme:
Dr. Wu says the will shortly se sue Jquestion, "He added, "The fof extrality should not be toi jin any independent country.
The obsolete system has remained in China as result of incessant civil strife in the country, maki the Government too busy with int Jaffairs to attend to fe rela tions. Now that China's polities are gradonlly being. sgcided jate teeth Droper channels it will be only a matter of course that the age-old system of extrality will be removed {in the very near future."—Reuter.
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