prison of shinesegane bain on ...ritish soil would presumably ligible for registḥtion as a British mbject, irrespective 315 jake natieality of his parente, so that it would nat ös jeticable to apply the above ruling, to determine the queation
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of the members of the feap family in Yormosa to diretirn a thin eLE BEN The ruling ung however perhaps kedam na e guide in the tination of adopting greater strict-
{52 untemining the cllinu of parecna of Chinese xaca to (her nestent lity. And Yeap Thear Lys been of In Hish race, India fos reco(mition as British ovbjects by his descendanta - ble to praŭvor preef of the validity of their parents' ardegro or of the legitimacy of themselves or their children uld have been curarily rejected, and there seems sonnt ngon vàự x similar oļais by persong alien in blood, speech
birthplace should receivo more lenient treatment.
in tuene circumstances, I have the honour to recommend at i be autaorized to notify the surviving descendente of ikean lye now a kozmosa that their claim to British Monelity and consequent registration at this Consulate as
In view of the fact jtim sunjeats cannot be recogniseda jat all the persons concerned were born in Yerzosa and have [vet here all their lives, they should have no difficulty
Lever in obtaining registratiba with the local authorities Japanese subjects if they so desire.
Two members of the family, Yeap Song Lee and Yeap Seng pin, sons of Yeap Theen Lye, have been registered at this Con-
sie as ritish subjects since the year 1906, but it is inted out in the foreign office memorandum referred to at the minning or this mapatoh that the mere fact of registration Ha noi confer British nationality if such nationality be not
Valid posat in fuot, and there neems accordingly to be no hand why any exception should be made in the case of these
I have the honour to be,
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Your most obedient, humble sorvr
abraxent,
4. hisches.
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