CO129-529-4 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931 — Page 94

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From CHINA,

Telegram ( (en clair) from Sir M, Lampson (Nanking, vià Peking), 27th March, 1931.

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R. 10.00 p.m., 28th March, 1931.

No. 83 (Tour).

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Military service, forced loans, etc.

"Subject to similar exemptions being enjoyed by

Chinese citizens in Great Britain, British subjects in China shall not be subject to any form of military

service or to any tax or levy imposed as a substitute

for military service or to military requisitions or contributions of any kind, nor shall they be liable

or compelled to subscribe, directly or indirectly,

to any public loan or to any other form of forced levy."

Repeated to Peking No. 142.