LC auth. note on the French concession: Consulat général (Shanghai, China). Concession française de Shanghai; the French did not join the other foreign powers when the International Settlement was est'd and carefully maintained the independence of their area from the International Settlement (and its Municipal Council and Shanghai Municipal Police); the administration of the French area was under the jurisdiction of the Consul général de France à Shanghai and consisted of: a Conseil d'administration municipal, a directeur des Services de la police, and a Cabinet juridique (jouant le rôle de procureur)).