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His Majesty's Government in a statement published
on the 18th December, 1926, declared its readiness to
negotiate on treaty revision and all other outstand-
ing questions concerning China as soon as the Chinese
themselves had constituted a Government with authority
to negotiate and, pending the establishment of such
a Government, to pursue a constructive policy so
that ultimately, when treaty revision becamo possible,
it would be found that part at least of the revision
had already been effected on satisfactory lines. His Majesty's Government, therefore, at once proceeded to investigate what measures could be taken by
unilateral British action without revision of treaties
to meet the aspirations of the Chinese people. These
measures were duly formulated and were laid before
the Chinese authorities in the North and the South on
the 27th January, 1927, in the following terms:-
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His Majesty's Government are prepared to recognize the modern Chinese law courts as the competent courts for cases brought by British plaintiffs or complainants and to waive the right of attendance of a British re- presentative at the hearing of such cases.
"2. His Majesty's Government are prepared to recog- nize the validity of a reasonable Chinese nationality law.
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His Majesty's Government are prepared to apply
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