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• No.250(9/13.D./1933)

Copies to: Singapore Hongkong Consuls.

From Minister for Foreign Affairs, of 13/2/1933.

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Sir,

British Legation,

Peking.

27th February, 1953.

I have the honour to submit the following report on

recent developments in connexion with the question of the

dual nationality of British subjects of Chinese race.

2.

It will be recalled that, acting in accordance with

my instructions, I addressed a letter on February 11th,

1930, to Dr.C.T.Wang, then Minister for Foreign Affairs,

enclosing a memorandum formulating the proposals of His

Majesty's Government for a final settlement of the

controversy regarding the national status in China of

these "Anglo-Chinese".

These proposals were based on

our recognition of the Chinese Nationality Law as applicable

to British subjects of Chinese descent subject to the

understanding that such persons paying transient visits to

China might be registered in His Majesty's Consulates and

protected for maximum periods of six months and on the

further understanding that certificates of denationalisation

under the Chinese Nationality Law would not be unreasonably

Copies of these papers were forwarded in

withheld.

my despatch Tour Series No. 38 of February 11th, 1930.

On

The Right Honourable

Sir John Simon, G.C.S.I.,K.C.V.0.,

etc., etc., etc.,

Foreign Office.