CO129-529-4 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931 — Page 96

This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be

returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.

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From CHA.

Telegram (en clair) from Sir M. Lampson (Nanking,

D.

via Peking). 27th March, 1931.

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

No.

81 (Tour).

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Arbitration.

"1. The Chinese courts will recognise and if

necessary secure performance of agreements entered into at any place by British subjects between one another or with other foreign nations or with Chinese citizens for

the settlement of civil or commercial controversies by

arbitrator.

arbitration.

The administratore selected by the

parties in accordance with such agreements may be of

any nationality.

2. The arbitration if in China shall be con-

ducted in accordance with the procedure prescribed by

Chinese law.

3. The Chinese courts will not entertain any

application or claim which forms the subject matter of

such an agreement for arbitration, but will enforce

awards made in pursuance of such agreements unless the

award is contrary to public order or good morals or

is vitiated on other grounds recognised by the general

principles of law as understood in modern juris -

prudence.

4. The above provisions shall apply (mutatis

mutandis)