This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be
returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.
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From CHA.
Telegram (en clair) from Sir M. Lampson (Nanking,
D.
via Peking). 27th March, 1931.
R. 10.00 p.m., 28th March, 1931.
No.
81 (Tour).
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Arbitration.
"1. The Chinese courts will recognise and if
necessary secure performance of agreements entered into at any place by British subjects between one another or with other foreign nations or with Chinese citizens for
the settlement of civil or commercial controversies by
arbitrator.
arbitration.
The administratore selected by the
parties in accordance with such agreements may be of
any nationality.
2. The arbitration if in China shall be con-
ducted in accordance with the procedure prescribed by
Chinese law.
3. The Chinese courts will not entertain any
application or claim which forms the subject matter of
such an agreement for arbitration, but will enforce
awards made in pursuance of such agreements unless the
award is contrary to public order or good morals or
is vitiated on other grounds recognised by the general
principles of law as understood in modern juris -
prudence.
4. The above provisions shall apply (mutatis
mutandis)