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C. O.
Mr. Caine.
Mr. Cowell 11
Mr.
Mr. Tomlinson.
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Sir J. Shuckburgh.
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Downing Street,
16 November, 1931.
Sir G. Grindle.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
Sir,
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I have &c. to acknowledge
Confidential
the receipt of your despatch of the
2nd of September on the subject of
the draft Treaty with China
concerning extraterritoriality.
2.
I observe that you
raise an objection to the draft
Treaty on the ground that it does not
deal with the position of persons
with dual nationality, usually
referred to as Anglo-Chinese.
negotiations with the Chinese
of
In past
authorities, the two quest ions of
extraterritoriality and the
protection of Anglo-Chinese have been
kept separate. The former is a
matter