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ar are made aware of the names of persons registered at
Dutch consulates in China; for the organs in question
will then know that they should treat persons so re-
gistered as Dutch subjects.
"For the time being my Government is willing to
agree that the names of all those who have registered
themselves at Dutch consulates in China should be
communicated by me to your Excellency's Government,
once in each year on a date subsequent to the month
of March, and that they should be communicated by the
consuls to the officials at the place at which they
are stationed, with whom they have relations.
after, whenever Chinese who have assumed Dutch nation-
ality return to China and report to the Dutch-consuls,
I and the consuls will send in a communication as
occasion requires. I trust that your Excellency will
Here-
favour me with a reply in order that action may be
taken as proposed."
In reply, I have the honour to state that the proce-
dure proposed by your Excellency has, as its objectie, the
exercise of care in the matter of nationality and the avoidance
of trouble, an object which has the warm concurrence of this
Communications are being addressed to the local
Ministry.
authorities throughout the provinces to take note thereof
and to carry out enquiries into the matter from time to time.
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