Cablegram SC4 CANBERRA, 6 February 1943
IMMEDIATE
Your S.19. [1]
Minister is prepared accept your view that attempt might be made
to obtain agreement on basis of your draft articles 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 8 (ratification).
He notes however that Preamble is not appropriate to abrogation of
extraterritoriality only, as it visualises general treaty
relations.
Suggest therefore Preamble on following lines:
Begins:
His Majesty &c. and the President &c. desiring to settle certain
matters relating to jurisdiction in China have decided to conclude
a treaty for that purpose and to that end have appointed as their
plenipotentiaries.
Ends.
Would you now proceed accordingly but telegraph final text before
signature.
[AA:A989, 43/305/2, i]