CO129-507-2 China- protection of Anglo-Chinese 11-11-1927 - 23-11-1928 — Page 34

to 18o. 36.

тро

33

29/

34

TELEGRAM from the 0.A.G. of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for

the Colonies.

(Dated 17th November Received Colonial Office 10.23.a.m. 17th

November, 1928.)

Confidential

Addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies repeated to

Pekin No. 33 copy sent to Canton by post. Your telegram 7th

November Confidential Anglo-Chinese.

Matter has been subject of anxious consideration here much

delayed by the absence of Chinese Members of Council with whom pro-

posals in Minister's despatch have been fully discussed.

While agreeing with the general lines of the Minister's despatch

there are certain points to which in our opinion further consideratio

should be given.

tii

Paragraph 15. We consider that the Minister regards too likely

the possibility of certificates being unreasonably withheld and con-

sider it as most important in the interests of loyal Anglo-Chinese

that some machinery be devised whereby protection should be granted

to Anglo-Chinese who can prove to the satisfaction of Consuls that

certificates are being unreasonably withheld.

As regards decendants

As regards decendants of Anglo-Chinese paragraphs 17 to 19

much seems to depend on whether Chinese Government will claim as

Chinese décendants of Anglo-Chinese who have received denationalisa-

tion certificates. I have no knowledge of Chinese views on this

point. If such decendants will not possess Chinese nationali ty

RENOUNCE

they cannot be called on to rem it nor could they obtain

denationalisation certificates. Minister protests would then break

drm and we should be morally bound to grant protection on regis-

tration alone.

If however they are claimed as of Chinese nationality then