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# MEMORANDUM

C.O. 215

24810

Med 6 JUL 23

The Chinese Government appear to have maintained (see p.21 of print) that no matter where a man or his parents were born, if they were of Chinese descent, their allegiance to China was indelible, and revived the moment they entered the country (China).

If this were admitted by us, as there seems to have been at one time some disposition to do (see p. 72 at top), then all Anglo-Chinese would be provided with passports in the form A. 1006 quoted in Sir Henry Blake's despatch of 16th April 1903, and consequently would be refused British protection in China.

This seems very undesirable, and the only question to my mind is whether protection should be refused to persons

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# MEMORANDUM C.O. 215 24810 Med 6 JUL 23 The Chinese Government appear to have maintained (see p.21 of print) that no matter where a man or his parents were born, if they were of Chinese descent, their allegiance to China was indelible, and revived the moment they entered the country (China). If this were admitted by us, as there seems to have been at one time some disposition to do (see p. 72 at top), then all Anglo-Chinese would be provided with passports in the form A. 1006 quoted in Sir Henry Blake's despatch of 16th April 1903, and consequently would be refused British protection in China. This seems very undesirable, and the only question to my mind is whether protection should be refused to persons
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MEMORANDUM C.O. 215 24810 Med 6 JUL 23 The Chinese Government appear to have maintained * (sec p.21 of print) that no matter where a man or his "parents were born, if they were of Chinese descent *their allegiance to China was indelible, and revived *the moment they entered the country* (China). If this were admitted by us, as there seems to' have been at one time some disposition to do (see p. 72 at top) then all Anglo-Chinese would be provided, 3 with passports in the form A. 1006. quoted in Sir Hen- ry Blake's despatch of 16th April 1903, and consequent- ly would be refused British protection in China. This seems very undesirable, and the only question to my mind is whether protection should be refused to persons
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MEMORANDUM

C.O. 215

24810

Med 6 JUL 23

The Chinese Government appear to have maintained

*

(sec p.21 of print) that no matter where a man or his

"parents were born, if they were of Chinese descent

*their allegiance to China was indelible, and revived

*the moment they entered the country* (China).

If this were admitted by us, as there seems to'

have been at one time some disposition to do (see

p. 72 at top) then all Anglo-Chinese would be provided,

3

with passports in the form A. 1006. quoted in Sir Hen-

ry Blake's despatch of 16th April 1903, and consequent-

ly would be refused British protection in China.

This seems very undesirable, and the only question

to my mind is whether protection should be refused to

persons

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