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aver of traita Chinene
La
mave in Malaya * let
whe *re in lew and in agapethy British subjecte.
thes are likely ever to co to chine and for the the
If, however, they do go the cnl,
question loce net arias.
passport we can give thea is cae 'act valid for hins
Under Chinese law a British passport will only be receraised
findo
Aia chiam, when it is held by a person of Chinese race,
!
in
the care where such person has lost big chinece netlenulity.
kepintration at a Conzulate will effect nothing: by
Chinese law such a person is of Chinese national by in Chine
*ad that is the end of it.
5. For Malays, if and when it is poscl·la, we should
lize some ErTaggedont which would oor. I
enbject born and resident in Malaya who visite chiar for a
de
Chinuso ZBritish
short period. Chis, I sa efraid, the Chinese Sovera ent
will never give ce, sad i do not thies it mattero vary
much provided that there is some may in which * Chinese
/ritish subject den get may, by donationslication, frea
hie dual nationality for himself and his descendanta.
62710/29
There is a translation of the Sew Nationellty Law,
prepared in K.4.Lo/xties, attached to X., Kiniæter's
despatch of 10th Lepted or, 1929, - 30. 1534. 210m
In par.2 of thet tersatch it la etated
"It soul, therefore, appear that the
nationality of children of denational: sod
Chinese will be governed by Art.l of the
Law end depend an
ca the ther t
#tre born
tefore oT
ofter the donationali elion of
the father".
7. If this is
If this is a comelete #lacement of the position
nocepted by the Chinese Government, it is possicle that
it settle the whole question.
If a Chinese le degationalised, his children born
after/
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