793.003/950: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
5146. Department’s 4819, October 3, 11 p.m.
- 1.
- Your 5823, October 17, 6 p.m. We will make the suggested change in the appropriate place in our draft of the second paragraph of Article VII as communicated to you in the Department’s 4819, October 3, 11 p.m. In this connection, please refer also to paragraph (d) of the Department’s 5129, October 17, 5 p.m.
- 2.
- We propose to rephrase the second paragraph of Article II of the draft
treaty as follows:
“The Government of the United States of America will cooperate with the Government of the Republic of China for the reaching of any necessary agreements with other governments concerned for the transfer to the Government of the Republic of China of the administration and control of the Diplomatic Quarter at Peiping, including the official assets and the official obligations of the Diplomatic Quarter, it being mutually understood that the Government of the Republic of China in taking over administration and control of the Diplomatic Quarter will make provision for the assumption and discharge of the official obligations and liabilities of the Diplomatic Quarter and for the recognition and protection of all legitimate rights therein.”
- 3.
- We also propose to rephrase similarly the second paragraph of Article III.