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TEXT OF BRIEF DRAFT TREATY RELATING TO AMERICAN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN CHINA WHICH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS IN MIND PRESENTING TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
Treaty With Regard to Relations Between the
United States of America and China.
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The United States of America and the Republic of China desirous of defining more clearly the general relations between the two countries have resolved to conclude a treaty for that purpose and have appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
The President of the United States of America, and the President of the National Government of the Republic of China,
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Who having communicated to each other their full powers found to be in due form have agreed upon the following articles:
Article One.
All those provisions of treaties or agreements in force between the United States of America and the Republic of China which authorise the Government of the United States of America or its representatives to exercise jurisdiction over nationals of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of China are abrogated. Nationals of the United States of America in such territory shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Republic of China in accordance with the principles of international law and practice.
Article Two.
The Government of the United States of America considers that the final Protocol concluded at Peiping on September 7, 1901, between the Chinese Government and other Governments, including the Government of the United States of America, should be terminated and agrees that the rights accorded to the Government of the United States of America under that Protocol and under agreements supplementary thereto shall cease.
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