CO129-501-3 Chinese situation- Protection of British subjects of Chinese race 23-10-1926 - 21-12-1927 — Page 140

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an arrangement similar to that of the

Dutch. We have, therefore, drafted

the enclosed despatch and shall be glad

to know whether you concur in its terms.

The draft deals only withe

one form of dual rationality

There is one point, however,

- Britisha Chinese

But it is possible to ter which ought to be made clear, and that paletalized an one of the molay states &

a

wventually we may have to deal with another kind of decal

is that in the arrangement arrived at we

must include Also the Chinese born in the

nationality. Chimeneand

Johore,

Malay States who though not British subjects

are nevertheless British protected persons

and are entitled, when in China, to the same

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degree of protection as British subjects, (see

correspondence ending with our letter No.

44043/25 of the 14th October 1925).

We propose, if you agree, to send

a copy of this despatch to the H.Cr. for the

Malay States, assuring him that in any

or Kelantan ald.

Her 44043/25

arrangement

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