CO129-318 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [7-10] — Page 302

CONFIDENTIAL

HONG KONG

C. O.

35005

RECE

300

(Red 28 SEP 05)

Government House.

26

August 1903.

Sir,

YO.

20810

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your

confidential despatch of the 17th ultimo requesting from me

report on the result of my interview with Sir E Satew on the

subject of the protection to be accorded (1) to Chinese British

subjects born in British possessions of parents themselves

either British bern or naturalised subjects and (2) to British

born or naturalised subjects whose parents have never acquired

British nationality.

2.

We discussed the matter fully and agreed that the former

are entitled to the fullest British protection given to any

British subject, and that the latter should be protected while

engaged in lawful business in a Treaty port where ather British

subjects are entitled to trade, and should be entitled to claim

the good offices of the Censuls in case of injury to person or

property while in China, a condition precedent being that in

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN M.P.

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