20世纪20年代末至30年代初,南京国民政府与英、美、日等国进行了以取消列强在华条约权利为目的的谈判,而废除治外法权是谈判中的一项重要内容。以下这组电文①反映了1931年初美国政府就此问题与英国协商,以求协调英美在谈判中的立场,以及美方对废除在华治外法权的态度。 From the late 1920s to the early 1930s, the Nanjing National Government and the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and other countries held talks aimed at removing the powers of treaties of the powers in China. The abolition of extraterritoriality was an important part of the negotiations. The following set of messages ① reflects the U.S. government’s consultation with the United Kingdom on this issue in early 1931 with a view to coordinating Anglo-American standpoints in the negotiations and the U.S. attitude towards the abolition of the legal authority outside China.