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In

any further communication

on this subject, please quote

No. F 2592/892/10.

and address--

not to any person by name,

but to-

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

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Sir,

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FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.F.1.

19th May, 1933.

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62710/29

I am directed by Secretary Sir John Simon to transmit,

to be laid before Secretary Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister,

the accompanying copy of a despatch from His Majesty's

Minister in China, No. 250 of the 27th February last,

reporting recent developments in connexion with the

question of the dual nationality of British subjects of

Chinese race.

2. It will be observed that after communications and

discussions with the Chinese authorities extending over a

prolonged period Sir Miles Lampson has now ascertained

that there can be no question of the Chinese authorities

making any departure from the principles of the Chinese

nationality law, particularly in respect of the proposed

exemption of transient visitors. He is therefore of

opinion that no useful purpose would be served by pursuing

any further negotiations on this subject with the Chinese

Government.

3. The original instructions to Sir Miles Lampson were

contained in Foreign Office despatch No.338 of March

21st, 1929, copy of which was communicated to the Colonial

Office in Foreign Office letter F 1225/55/10 of March

26th, 1929. It was in the hope that an agreement on

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

the