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The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Department’s June 4 [3], 5 p.m., my May 29, 11 a.m. Referring to the complete text of Sino-British treaty the concluding paragraph of text of declaration on the subject of legal counselors reads as follows:

“I have further the honor to declare that among the legal counselors above referred to there will also be included one legal counselor of Chinese nationality to be similarly selected and appointed from among Chinese legal experts possessing the same training, qualifications and experience and that this Chinese legal counselor will have the same functions as the other legal counselors.”

Johnson