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lance that we shout draw M. Ordio attention to the Law Offieus Opinion of
September 27 1899 and say that, having
regard to thin statement 13:
This
"teniton has been ceded; it is British
leniton...", it seems
it seems clear that they
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regarded the "lease" (!.. the Convention
of June
term
ue 9 1898) as a cession for
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a
of tears; and theat, in these Criciumstances, it would appear that during that term (1) the full someight, ore the temiton is in the lessee, and
(2) there is no Element of somreignty, in respect of it kisted in China; but that, failing any further arrangement, the temiton, of course, would have tato re-ceded to China at the Expiration of the terms in prestion 1.2.99 frais.
4/10/37
/t. Duncan.
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