CO129-533-11 Protection of Anglo-Chinese in China 21-2-1931 - 22-9-1931 — Page 6

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glad to receive a fuller explanation of

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a settlement on the sumple Casis

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dual nationality would frejudice

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1.2.2 artin 11.8.31

But

In view of (7), it seems unlikely that we

shall secure a settlement of this double nationality

question with the Chinese Government at an early date.

Sir M. Lampson and Sir C. Clementi both agree that

we should adopt as a basis of our policy in Malaya

the principle that "A State may not afford diplomatic

protection to one of its nationals against a State

whose nationality such person also possesses".

the interpretation which Malaya has placed on that

principle as set out in paragraph 5 of this despatch

seems to go too far. Surely if an individual in

Malaya,who is of Chinese nationality by race but who

is also a British subject, applies to the Malayan

Government for a British passport to travel abroa

he should receive it, irrespective of whether he is

going to China or not. The Chinese Government

might be within its rights in insisting on a Chinese

visa