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applied would be the Chinese Nationality
Law which is, of course, based on the
is
just sanguineñece and not the just soli.
Under this law any person of Chinese
descent wherever born, remains Chinese
>
unless formal steps have been taken for
acquisition
freiqu
the redazement of Ahinese nationality.
bre
The consent of and The procedure described involves/the produc-
tion of a certificate from the Chinese
Ministry of the Interior and is limited to
persons who being not less than 20%
years of age
are
it is laid down that? Among Olhe conditions arkada
sui juris maina dasmen performed military
or remitted.
must eith have been performed
service For all practical purposes there-
fore, these provisions are of little value
in assisting Chinese abroad to divest them-
selves of Chinese nationality, and recognition
of the Chinese nationality law if unaccompanied
by any modification of that law would clearly
invalidate
nocassitatantherabandonment of our claims to
protect British subjects of Chinese descent
in Chinese territory.
3.
I had hoped that it would be possible,
during or after general negotiations, to press
* L.E.
no doubt according to The Chinese system of calculating
ages, by which a person of 18-19 (on our system)
system) is 20. But I the context rhd make this clear.
HB.
the
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