793.003/765: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received August 3—8:25 a.m.]
486. Your 228, July 13, 5 p.m., paragraph 2. The clause that “the provisions of the present treaty shall not be applicable within the area of Greater Shanghai” seems to me to be dangerous, since there are certain provisions in the treaty which we might wish to have applied within this area, e. g., most-favored-nation treatment and guarantees against exactions. Instead, would it not be preferable to use wording such as “the transfer of jurisdiction as provided in this treaty will not apply” or simply “nationals of the United States of America within the area of Greater Shanghai as shown on the map annexed hereto shall not be amenable to Chinese jurisdiction but shall continue to be”, etc.?
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