CO129-501-3 Chinese situation- Protection of British subjects of Chinese race 23-10-1926 - 21-12-1927 — Page 125

the Chinese authorities to amend the

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Chinese Nationality Law with a view

assisting

facilitating the divesting by Anglo-

in divesting themselves,

Chinese of Chinese nationality. As

stated, howe ver, in my telegram under

reference, Dr. Wellington Koo has already

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declared that it would be impossible to

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alter the Chinese vahádby law.

it would be regarded as certain that the

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Nationalist Government would haldna

mers accomodating

me/view. I am now advised by the

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

that no opportunity is likely to occur

for

for the

during negotiations pressing amendment

of the law, and indeed, that HI.M.G. will

not properly be able to apply such pressure

In these circumstances, the only hope of

securing the objects in view lies

in negotiating a working arrangement with

the Chinese authorities under which, while

all British subjects of Chinese race w)

continue to possess double nationality

would

as