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FOREIGN
OFFICE
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Sir:-
to secrecy.
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FOREIGN OFFICE, FEB 8 APR 04
April 8
1904.
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I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th
ultimo relating to the protection to be afforded to
persons of double (i.e. Anglo-Chinese) nationality
by His Majesty's Consular Officers in China.
With regard to the issue of Certificates by the
Governors of Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements,
His Lordship is of opinion that the person to whom
such Certificate is granted should be made to understand
that he will not be accorded British protection
in China until he has registered himself at one of
His Majesty's Consulates.
Lord Lansdowne also considers that it would be
preferable that the Certificate should bear on the
face of it a statement to that effect.
Whether residence for three years in the Colony
can be considered sufficient to qualify the applicant
e Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
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