CO129-501-3 Chinese situation- Protection of British subjects of Chinese race 23-10-1926 - 21-12-1927 — Page 128

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Can reasonably

to Chinese sentiment toate

be made.

om desivakker. It is not clear whether application

the Sino-Dutch arrangement has been limited

in practice, but it must, in any case

be anticipated that the Chinese in

negotiating any similar arrangement to

cover the cases of British subjects will

seek to restrict its application to certain

classes. The difficulties previously

classes

experienced in settling the eases entitled

to British protection in China are there-

fore likely to recur, and in this connection

I would explain that the view taken in the

Foreign Office is that it is no longer

in China protection/o

possible to insist on the protection/of

Anglo-Chinese of the first generation

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forms of Chines sizin born in Wildlay of parents at this thes

S. In expressing your views on this

question you will doubtless not have

overlooked the difficulties experienced

by Consular officers in China. The aim

of large numbers of Chinese/ visiting China

^

is admittedly to secure the best of both

worlds; thus, they expect on arrival in

China

British subjects and protected parsons of Chinese origin