CO129-523-4 China- protection of Anglo-Chinese 13-11-1929 - 10-1-1931 — Page 60

- 2

60

ar are made aware of the names of persons registered at

Dutch consulates in China; for the organs in question

will then know that they should treat persons so re-

gistered as Dutch subjects.

"For the time being my Government is willing to

agree that the names of all those who have registered

themselves at Dutch consulates in China should be

communicated by me to your Excellency's Government,

once in each year on a date subsequent to the month

of March, and that they should be communicated by the

consuls to the officials at the place at which they

are stationed, with whom they have relations.

after, whenever Chinese who have assumed Dutch nation-

ality return to China and report to the Dutch-consuls,

I and the consuls will send in a communication as

occasion requires. I trust that your Excellency will

Here-

favour me with a reply in order that action may be

taken as proposed."

In reply, I have the honour to state that the proce-

dure proposed by your Excellency has, as its objectie, the

exercise of care in the matter of nationality and the avoidance

of trouble, an object which has the warm concurrence of this

Communications are being addressed to the local

Ministry.

authorities throughout the provinces to take note thereof

and to carry out enquiries into the matter from time to time.

Page 60Page 61