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ality. ntil t.ey are prepared to do this

they must either refrain from returning to

China or, if they go there, must accept

both the disadvantages as well as the advan-

tages of their dual nationality.

# Rlowell

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4.3.32

3

Sir J. Maffey.

I hope that you will read Mr. Costar's

minute of 5/3/34, which gives an excellent summary

matter.

of the whole westion.

A political question

of some importance - or what would once have been

considered of some importance is involved in the

proposal to ärop our claims in respect of the

protection of "Anglo-Chinese" in China.

just the kind of step that once

Palmerston's time, for example

-

-

denounced as an ignoble surrender;

in Lord

It is

would have been

but in

present circumstances, seeing that the Chinese

will not yield the point and there is no question

of our attempting to coerce them, 1

suppose that

we had better swallow the dose with the best grace

that we can assume.

below.

? Write to the F.0. as in the draft

At once

7 15 20 2.0. note (15) - bous:

Kt 7/3/34

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13 MAR 1934