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Wang of February 11th, 1930.
After the interview Sir
Eric Teichman on the following day handed to Mr. Hs
Mo as a reminder a copy of the original letter to Dr.
Wang with its enclosed memorandum. In order to meet
the point covered by my later instructions (see paragraph
3 above) Sir Eric Teichman caused to be added to the
memorandum the following footnote:
9.
It is understood that the words "British subjects"
in the above paragraphs include British protected
persons (i.e. natives of British Protectorates,
British Protected States, and Mandates Territories).
On February 3rd I had the opportunity of mentioning
the matter and pressing it once again at an informal
meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Dr. Lo
intimated in reply that it would be impossible for hin
to meet us on the lines we desired. The Chinese Nationality
Law was very clear and its principles could not be departed
from. He was afraid it was quite impossible for the
Chinese Government to adopt with us the precedent of the
Dutch arrangement which I had quoted; this had been made
under the régime of Prince Ch'ing, and the Law had been
much tightened up since those days. On February 7th
I had another formal interview with the Minister for
Foreign Affairs on the subject, but no progress was made
beyond Dr. Lo promising me a reply to my communication
of 1930.
10. Since returning to Peking I have received the
promised reply from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in
the form of a Chinese letter dated February 13th, 1933.
A copy, in translation, of this letter is enclosed herein.
It will be noted that, after referring to the proceedings
at the Hague Conference for the Codification of
International
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