ABOLITION OF EXTRATERRITORIALITY IN CHINA
British Draft Treaty
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Fifth Revised
Draft. December
28th, 1942.
His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions Beyond the Scas, Emperor of India, and His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China:
Being desirous of defining more clearly in a spirit of friendship, the general relations between them and for this purpose to settle certain matters relating to jurisdiction in China;
Have decided to conclude a treaty for this purpose and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India (hereinafter referred to as His Majesty the King)
for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
for India
His Excellency 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 good and due form, have agreed as follows:-
Article 1(i). 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, protectorates of His Majesty, all territories under His protection or suzerainty and all mandated territories in respect of which the mandato is exercised by His Government in the United Kingdom; and on the part of His Excellency 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 of the other High Contracting Party shall be deemed to relate to those territories of that High Contracting Party to which the present Treaty applies.
(ii) 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; and in relation to the Republic of China, all nationals of the Republic of China.
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