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2. Koo said it would be impossible to alter
Chinese nationality law but when I mentioned Dutch arrangement agreed to consider some working arrange- ment. I should be glad if Foreign Office would give
me general lines on which to work on this question.
Would something on lines of Dutch arrangement be
acceptable? It is of course a question which con- cerns South much more than the North. Koo mentioned
protection of persons of Indian descent in Turkestan
as a cause of friction.
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Application of Chinese laws in British Courts.
I said this was case for legal experts and pointed out difficulty caused by split between North and South. Could there not be representatives of both to meet our
legal experts on neutral ground? Koo said that this
was by no means out of the question but I fancy South will prove chief difficulty. Koo enquired whether our offer included shipping and navigation laws and I
noted question. Can Sir Skinner Turner supply answer
to this?
4. Taxation. Koo pointed out that there was
national, provincial and local taxation; our offer
read literally excluded the last two which he assumed
was not cur intention. I replied that if taxation was
legal and non-discriminatory I felt pretty sure we could
agree with him; and returned same answer to his sup-
position that "British subjects" was meant to include
British companies etc.
5.
Concessions. Koo referred to my suggestion
of
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