Washington, Sept, 11.
Official circles here appear solidly lbchind the attitude toward extraterritoriality in China og expressed! ju the recently published American note, although there is support for the statement of Col. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State, that encouraging progress has been made by China in modernizing laws and courts, The recent public statements of the treaties will be abrogated by' China on January 1 next are not taken seriously in Washington.
It is pointed out that, since 18, merican citizens have been reaponsible to their own courts, administering U. S, law and maintained under treaty which stipulates no date of expiration nor method of termination except by mutual consent. The automatically treaty is sion by "mutual agreement at the, end of each 10- year period, but the opinion in informed circles here is that, unless cumstances have changed greatly by 1994, when the present decennial period ends, China will not, even then go to the length of declaring! the treaty void unless this country} agrees to such action.
Dr. C. C, the Chinese Minister here told the United Press that "if the guests find a house und lable, they are always free to depart," but American officials have not debated the issue on this basis, They take the position that the extraterritoriality treaty was signed by a recognized Chinese Government and should be respected by the present Government until it can be abrogated legally—which is inter. preted here as meaning when the United States gives its consent—United Press.
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