CO129-507-2 China- protection of Anglo-Chinese 11-11-1927 - 23-11-1928 — Page 57

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Chu, specially appointed Commissioner for Foreign Affairs

for Kwangtung: In the matter of the issue of denationali-

3-

sation certificateas

Whereas application has been received from

stating:

*I an

in

years of age, and my native place is

province ..................

district

village, and I now wish to ohange my nationality to that

of

*Provided I receive from the Chinese Government sanction

to do this, I undertake to observe the requirements of section

3 of the provisional regulations for the issue of donatiorali-

sation certificates which provides as follows: Chinese who

have obtained certificates of denationalisation may only

carry on trade and purch_se land in the troaty ports.

who already own land in the interior must sell it forthwithe

so as to avoid there being able to avail themselves of the

special privileges under the treaties with rosultant compli-

cations.

Those

I therefore request the issue of a denationalisation

certificate."

This Bureau having investigated the matter and found the

facts us stated now issues this certificate to be retained

by the applicant as proof of his status.

Issued to

Date