CO129-543-16 China- protection for Anglo-Chinese 13-2-1933 - 13-3-1934 — Page 89

Translation.

G.R.T.20/2/33. L.H.1.21/2/33.

LETTER.

From

WAI CHIAO PU

Το

H.M. Minister, Nanking.

13th February 1933.

(Received 20th February 1933).

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Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's letter dated 11th February 1930, proposing an elucidation of the problem of the so-called dual nationality of British subjects of Chinese race, and enclosing a

memorandum for consideration and favour of a reply.

The Chinese Nationality Law lays stress on the principle of Jus Sanguinis and any "British subjects of Chinese race" must therefore in every case be subject to Chinese

nationality under the provisions of Article 1, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of that law.

However on account of the fact that

these Chinese were born in British territory they are also regarded, under British nationality laws, as possessing

British nationality.

This question of dual nationality is extremely

complicated and the resolutions of the last Conference for

the Codification of International Law at the Hague concerning

an International Nationality Convention, also failed to

reach a complete decision with regard to this point. At

the same time, however, the delegates of the various

countries unanimously recognised that the decision as to the pertaining nationality was a matter within the scope of the internal administration of any country and should

accordingly be ruled by the laws of the country concerned.

The