SECRET.
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21 October 1931-1
I am directed by Mr Secretary Thomas to
transmit to you, to be laid before the Marquess of
Fr.Gov.3.5. 2/9/32 Reading, a copy of a despatch from the Governor of
the Straits Settlements on the subject of the draft
Treaty with China concerning extraterritoriality.
2. It will be seen that Sir Cecil Clementi
raises an objection to the draft Treaty on the ground that it does not deal with the position of persons of dual nationality usually referred to as
Anglo Chinese. in past negotiations with the Chinese authorities, the two questions of extraterritoriality and the protection to Anglo- Chinese have been kept se arate. The former is a
matter of securing or maintaining special privileges for British subjects in China, the latter is concerned in settling what persons shall be regarded
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
FOREIGN OFFICE.
as