In
any further communication
on this subject, please quote
No. F 2592/892/10.
and address--
not to any person by name,
but to-
"The Under-Secretary of State,"
Foreign Office,
London, S.W.1.
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Sir,
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FOREIGN OFFICE.
S.F.1.
19th May, 1933.
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I am directed by Secretary Sir John Simon to transmit,
to be laid before Secretary Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister,
the accompanying copy of a despatch from His Majesty's
Minister in China, No. 250 of the 27th February last,
reporting recent developments in connexion with the
question of the dual nationality of British subjects of
Chinese race.
2. It will be observed that after communications and
discussions with the Chinese authorities extending over a
prolonged period Sir Miles Lampson has now ascertained
that there can be no question of the Chinese authorities
making any departure from the principles of the Chinese
nationality law, particularly in respect of the proposed
exemption of transient visitors. He is therefore of
opinion that no useful purpose would be served by pursuing
any further negotiations on this subject with the Chinese
Government.
3. The original instructions to Sir Miles Lampson were
contained in Foreign Office despatch No.338 of March
21st, 1929, copy of which was communicated to the Colonial
Office in Foreign Office letter F 1225/55/10 of March
26th, 1929. It was in the hope that an agreement on
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
the