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with the villages of their slanamen in China, where they cauTÉ
their births and deathe to be registered at the ancestral
shrines, which they themselves visit an the occasion of fern,
while they desire if possible to be buried near their family
homes, and by their keen interest - the politics and welfare
of China they appear to denire to maint in, if not a mole,
least a dual nationality "
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The sdontion of the jus aenguinis w the Chinese as
the baris of their nationality law appears to have been adɛitted
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-ur legal advinare both in London and Hongkong to be reasone
able nrovided it is not carried to extremes, and I see no
reason why it should not be ponville to come to some muti nine-
tory arresment on the mubject with the Chinese Government, once
the latter has sufficiently established itself in control of
the country to be able to negotiate with us on the subject,
It is ocviously necessary for ue to decide ourselves first
what Chinese we wish to protect in china before we attempt to
obtain China's consent to foregs her elaina over them.
Fin
Vajesty'a Con #1-General at Canton, in his despatch to the
Foreirm offife No. 4 of Teptember 7th 1931 bas enumerated thone
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