Cablegram SC4 CANBERRA, 6 February 1943
IMMEDIATE
Your S.19. [1]
Minister is prepared accept your view that attempt might be made to obtain agreement on basis of your draft articles 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 (ratification).
He notes however that Preamble is not appropriate to abrogation of extraterritoriality only, as it visualises general treaty relations.
Suggest therefore Preamble on following lines:
Begins:
His Majesty &c. and the President &c. desiring to settle certain matters relating to jurisdiction in China have decided to conclude a treaty for that purpose and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries.
Ends.
Would you now proceed accordingly but telegraph final text before signature.
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1 Document 114.
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[AA:A989, 43/305/2, i]