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functions so long as His Majesty's Government
are not prepared to accept a similar
limitation as binding on British Consuls
in China.
3. As regards the question of the
status of British-born and British
protected persons of Chinese race,
which is ulso discussed in Sir Cecil
Clementi's secret Straits Settlements'
derpatch of the 12th September, I would
remind you that after prolonged
consideration the policy of His
Majesty's Government was conveyed to
His Majesty's Minister at Nanking in
Sir Austen Chamberlain's despatch
No.338 of the 21st March, 1929, & copy
of which was enclosed in my predecessor's
secret Straits Settlements' despatch
of the 20th April, 1929, and outlined
by His Majesty's Minister in his
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(7m262710/24
(qonduto)
letter
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