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asure No. in Mr. Jamieson's despatch No. -of

Fx:-H.M. Consul-General,

To: H.M. Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London.

H.B.M.Consulate-General,

Ly Lord:-

Canton

7th September 1921

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I have the zonour to mubait to Your Loriquip

particulars of a caso, which has raised in a HomeNbs% pronounced fora the vexed question of the denial by the Chinese Authorities of our right to protect Britim

subjects of kinase descent.

The facts of the arrest and posed execution of

one such person are set forth in a despatch, copy of wich

is enclosed; tals I lund prepared to send in to the Comed and oner of Foralga Affairs, prior to giving the

batter full publicity and telographing to London szid

Faking, had negotiations been broken off, as at one time. see-ed likely. It was subsequently found wwecessary to hand it to ?! v.Ji Chin-lum, but in view of its compl-iteme

it is left on record in the dossier. in the following

day the individual in question was set at liberty on the ground that there was not sufficient evidenon «çadat

him.

he was not surrendered to me, as thot would nave

implied recognition of his right to critiah protection,

has any apology baon taulerod.

The wrinsiple that all chinese by blood rain

national Chinesa, irrespective of my sequž red. foreign/ststua,

and irrespective of what inum foreign countries may aô Đơ international usage accent with regard to thom, is one

Yimei pal śceretary of State

for Foreign ALTSÅTE,

.Foreiga

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