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the commerce of their nationals” within
th Consular districts, but without any
other powers or authority whatsoever.
The Rulers further suggested a stipulation
as regards nationality that British-born and
British protected subjects of Chinese race
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in Malaya should be accorded by the Chinese
authorities the same status and privileges
which the Dutch Government has already
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secured for Dutch subjects of Chinese race.
2. I have carefully considered these
proposals, which are supported by the
precedent
recedent of arrangements made by the
Netherlands authorities in 1911, but I
cannot agree that they should be adopted.
This and similar decisions by His Majesty's
Government may occasion a certain measure
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of disappointment so long as it is not
clearly understood that it is no longer
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possible, even if it were desired, to demand
“unequal"