CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 135

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With reference to Sir 5. Alston's despatch No.509

of luth August and your despatch Jo, 652 of 24th October, regarding the status of persons possessing both British and Chinese nationality in China, i have to inform you

that careful consideration has been given to this subject.

I note, however, that you are still awaitang s favourable opportunity to sound the central government in China on the possibility of opening negotiations for a settlement of this question and of adopting in the meantime as a provisional modus vivendi, a procedure similar to that which is at present followed by the Netherlands

authorities in China.

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3. I am of opinion that until there is a government in

Chine with whom His Majesty's Government can with advantage make an agreement, such as is suggested in your despatches under reply, and until such an agreement has been reconed, it will be better to adhere to the existing practice, as laid down on page 21 of the 1919 edition of Mr. Major's Compendium of Instructions to his Majesty's consular officers in Chins, The categories of (a) persons of Chinese extraction who may be registered as Britian subjects, and (b) persons who rey be registered as british protected persons and may receive the same measure of protection as British subjects in China are there set

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