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Our proposed texts concerning the personal status, real property and dual nationality are being considered.
8. Reply goes on to say however as regards dual nationality that the Chinese Government, in ratifying the convention on conflicting nationality laws in 1934 made a special reservation to Article 4.
9. In conclusion the letter calls attention to "two important possibilities". Firstly as regards the Kowloon' Leased Territory Chinese Government earnestly hope that the British Government will reconsider their attitude. Secondly as regards ports opened to overseas merchant shipping the Chinese Government are of the opinion that
all coastal ports in territorial China which are normally. opened to British and overseas merchant shipping will remain open to such shipping after coming into effect of treaty and accompanying exchange of notes".
10. It is not clear whether, if we accept text quoted in my telegram No. 1679, the Chinese will want to add the words quoted in the preceding paragraph or whether they merely wish to place their attitude as therain defined on record. Presumably they will want to include this
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11. As regards the Irrawaddy, argument, which is presumably based on the theory that headwaters of the river may be in Tibet, appears to us absurd and unlikely to be serious [grp. omitted: ? from telegram]. any special instructions.
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