CO129-523-4 China- protection of Anglo-Chinese 13-11-1929 - 10-1-1931 — Page 129

Mr.Goodman.

he registered on their father's passport as children, to take steps to dcnationalize themselves again to

put their personal position quite clear.

And this never cnds.

Generation after

generation British subjects in Malaya on - returning to China for any purpose have to be denationalized

before the British Government can issue them a

Mr.Hallifax.

Mr.Moss.

Mr. Goodman.

Mr. Moss.

passport valid for China.

I think you will find that the English Law is being reconsidered with a view to laying down definitely how many generations it is necessary to go through to establish a complete line of nationality.

This will be a question of Chinese law and

of what the Chinese will say. So, I think' to put

ourselves on safe ground, it would be quite practical to deal with it in the way I mentioned.

recommend that when passports for such pcoplc arc issued in Malaya a slip should be pasted on to the passports requiring bearer to report immediately on arrival at

the British Consulate.

I would

Would it not be possible to find out what

the Chinese view in this matter is ?

I think it would be possible but Nanking

would be the place to get that point clucidated

definitely.

We might ask His Majesty's Minister

whether

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