Treaty

HC Deb 24 July 1950 vol 478 c29

50. Mr. Fitzroy Maclean

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how far the Sino-British Treaty of 1943 is still in force.

Mr. Ernest Davies

The Sino-British Treaty of 1943 for the Relinquishment of Extra-Territorial Rights in China is still in force in its entirety. In the absence of any agreement between the two contracting parties to terminate it or to modify its provisions, its validity is in no way open to question.

Mr. F. Maclean

Has it not been denounced by the Chinese Communist Government?

Mr. Davies

No, Sir. The treaty has not been denounced by the Chinese Communist Government.