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Article 1(1). The territories of the High Contracting
Parties to which the present treaty applies are, on the
part of His Majesty the King, the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, India, all colonies, overseas
territories, protectoretes of His Majesty, all territories
under His protection or suzerainty and all mandated
territories in respect of which the mandate is exercised
by his Government in the United Kingdom; and on the part
of the President of the National Government of the
Republic of China, all the territories of the Republic
of China. Any reference in subsequent Articles of the
present Treaty to the territories of one or the other High Contracting Party shall be deemed to relate to those
territories of that High Contracting Party to which the
present Treaty applies.
(11). In the present Treaty, the term "nationals of the one (or of the other) High Contracting Party" shall in
relation to His Majesty the King mean all British subjects and all British protected persons belonging to the
territories to which the present Treaty applies.
(iii). The expression "companies of the one (or the
other) High Contracting Party shall for the purpose of the present Treaty be interpreted as meaning limited liability and other companies, partnerships and associations consti-
tuted under the law of the terri tories of that High
Contracting Party to which the present Treaty applies.