793.003/952: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 21—9 a.m.]
5875. In forwarding to you the “Memorandum giving the views of His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom on the observations of the United States Government dated 18th October regarding the Draft Treaty with China on Extraterritoriality” (Embassy’s telegram No. 5876 October 21, 2 p.m.55), I was asked by Mr. Eden to say that if the handing of the draft treaty to the Chinese Ambassador in Washington could be postponed until Saturday it would be a great help to him in dealing with the Dominions and India. If this is impossible, he will accept the procedure as laid down in your 5129, October 17, 5 p.m.
I wanted you to know how hard he has tried to synchronize the timing and also to keep the British text in line with our own.
It has been a great pleasure for me personally to have a small part in these negotiations. The promptness of the Department’s replies and the drafting of the text have been of great help here in the negotiations.
- Infra. ↩