on the handle base 2 and fitting a spherical cable end 10 c fixed to a leading end of the inner cable 10 b into the wire connection hole of the operating handle 1 meanwhile the locking lever 8 is formed by injection molding a synthetic resin material the locking lever 8 includes an operation protruding part 3 a at an external exposed surface when being mounted on the handle base 2 and a cable mounting hole 8 a at an opposite end with the pivot shaft 9 being therebetween the cable mounting hole 8 a is intended to connect the cable end of the inner cable 10 b to the locking lever the escutcheon member 3 is a decorative part to improve the aesthetic appearance by covering a boundary of a door trim 13 and the handle base 2 in the exemplary embodiment the escutcheon member 3 includes a frame shaped main body 3 b and six locked parts 5 formed substantially at equal intervals on a rear surface of the main body 3 b as shown in fig4 a to d the main body 3 b of the escutcheon member 3 is formed from a synthetic resin material having a suitable elastic deformability and each locked part 5 thereof is formed by providing a locking hole 3 d on the center portion of a thin plate shaped tongue 3 c.