793.003/390: Telegram
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Dawes) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 7—2 p.m.]
175. My 173, August 7, noon, regarding Department’s 194, August 5, noon, third paragraph, beginning at (a). Foreign Office understands the position and regards it as satisfactory.
With regard to proposal (c) I am now informed by Foreign Office that the British Government agrees that neither British nor American Government should present proposals without 2 weeks’ previous notifications to the other Government. Lampson is being instructed to give such notice directly to Johnson should it be necessary.
With regard to penultimate paragraph, Department’s 194, Foreign Office states officially:
“We are committed by our promises to negotiate on the subject of extraterritoriality. We therefore judge it desirable the [to?] maintain the attitude that so far as we are concerned we are prepared to continue the negotiations at any time, but of course we fully realize that the rate of progress may be considerably affected by political conditions in China.”