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leases in perpetuity or other documentary evidence relating to real property held by nationals or companies of His Majesty the King or by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, the replacement shall be made by the Chinese authorities without charges of any sort and the new deeds of ownership shall fully protect the holders of such leases or other documentary evidence, and their legal heirs and assigns without diminution of their prior rights and interests, including the right of alienation.
(iii) The High Contracting Parties agree further that nationals or companies of His Majesty the King or His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom shall not be required or asked by the Chinese authorities to make any payments of fees in connexion with land transfers for or with relation to any period prior to the effective date of
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Article 6. His Majesty the King having long accorded rights to nationals of the Republic of China within each of the territories of His Majesty to travel reside and carry on commerce throughout the whole extent of that territory,the President of the National Government of the Republic of China agrees to accord similar rights to nationals of His Majesty within the territory of the Republic of China. Pending the conclusion of the comprehensive treaty mentioned in Article 8 each High Contracting Party will endeavour to accord in his territories to nationals and companies of the other High Contracting Party in regard to all legal proceedings and in matters relating to the administration of justice, the levying of taxes and requirements in connexion therewith, and the emphas commerce treatment not less favourable than that accorded tɔ his own nationals and companies.
Article 7. The Consular officers of one High Contracting Party, duly provided with exequaturs, shall be permitted to reside in such ports, places and cities of the territories of the other High Contracting Party as may be agreed upon. The consular officers of one High Contracting Party shall have the right within their districts in the territories of the other High Contradting Party to interview, communicate with and to advise the nationals and companies of the former High Contracting Party, and the nationals and companies of one High Contracting Party within the territory of the other High Contracting Party shall have the right at all times tɔ communicate with the consular officers of the former High Contracting Party. The Consular officers of one High Contracting Party in the territories of the other shall be informed immediately by the appropriate local authorities when any of their nationals are arrested or detained in their consular districts by the local authorities. They shall have the right to visit within the limits of their districts any of their nationals who are under arrest or awaiting trial in prison. Communications from the nationals of one High Contracting Party in prison in the territories of the other High Contracting Party addressed to the consular officers of the former High Contracting Party will be forwarded to the appropriate consular officer by the local authorities. Consular officers of one High Contracting Party shall be accorded in the territories of the other High Contracting
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