agents only, protecting the commerce of their
naticals within their Consular districts,
but without any other powers or authority
whatsoever. The mulers further suggested
a stipulation as regards nationality
"that British-born and British protected
sub ects of Chinese race in Halaya should
1.
be accorded by the Chinese authorities
the same status and privileges which the
Dutch Government has already secured
for Dutch subjects of Chinese race".
2. I have carefully considered
these proposals, which are supported by
the precedent of arrangements made by
the Netherlands authorities in 1911, but
I cannot agree that they should be
adopted. This und similar docisions b
Ilis Lajesty's Goverment may occasion a
certain measure of disappointment so long
as it is not clearly understood that it
is no longer possible, even if it were
desired, to demand "unequal" and "humiliating"
privileges
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