the Chinese authorities to amend the
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Chinese Nationality Law with a view
assisting
facilitating the divesting by Anglo-
in divesting themselves,
Chinese of Chinese nationality. As
stated, howe ver, in my telegram under
reference, Dr. Wellington Koo has already
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declared that it would be impossible to
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alter the Chinese vahádby law.
it would be regarded as certain that the
not take a
Nationalist Government would haldna
mers accomodating
me/view. I am now advised by the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
that no opportunity is likely to occur
for
for the
during negotiations pressing amendment
of the law, and indeed, that HI.M.G. will
not properly be able to apply such pressure
In these circumstances, the only hope of
securing the objects in view lies
in negotiating a working arrangement with
the Chinese authorities under which, while
all British subjects of Chinese race w)
continue to possess double nationality
would
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