CO129-529-5 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931 — Page 178

wxtraterritoriality report in

(and three copies)

Copy to Diplomatic lesion.

Chung Shen

240

British Consulste feneral,

炸類

2nd June 1981.

I have the honour to report that today's Bapen

'Chung Shen ao" contains the text of an order from

the office of the generalissing (this must be the bankow

office, but is not stated) to the Garrison Commander

those

in regard to the assumtion of jurisdiction over all

foreignera on January lat. next. This communicates

for information and guidance various details in twelve

clauses regarding the new arrangements that will then

come into force. The twelve clausos contain nothing

which calls for special comment and they have, I think, already been published in the foreign press in shanghai,

They start with the definition of foreigners as those

enjoying extraterritorial rights on December 31st, 1929,

deal with the establishment of special Courts at certain

places, the right to have lawyers and interpreters, appear- ange in Court within twenty-four hours, arbitration and

police offences etc.

The last clause article 12 states that the date

of ooming into furge of the now arrangement and period

of enforcement will be fixed by Mandate of the datin

Government,

On the surface therefore nothing has yet

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Lampeon, H.d.5.0., G.E., L.V.O..

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been