893.05/181½: Telegram
The Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 11—4:05 p.m.]
320. This afternoon I discussed with the British Foreign Office the meeting held November 8 at Peking and was informed that the British Government cannot accept the proposals for the abolition by geographic areas of extraterritoriality. The Foreign Office, however, feels that the Diplomatic Corps has, in any case, reached a general agreement as to the method of approach, discussing with the Chinese authorities: First, civil cases; second, criminal cases; and third, cases respecting personal status, with particular attention to arbitration cases which arise between Chinese and foreign nationals.
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