CO129-588-23 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 28-3-1942 - 27-11-1942 — Page 108

With the Compliments

of the

Under Secretary of State

for Foreign Affairs

1C NOV 1942

Te. # 7871/828/ 10.

Y doar

mbenandor,

16

Colonial Office. (W.B. L Monson. copied to:-

10. 3.0

BIT.

M.W.T.

108

Toy.

10th November, 1942.

1 em writing to you on a further point connected with ima

our éraft treaty with Chine abolishing extraterritoriel

rights.

Yu My recollect thes rticle 6 of the British dreft

gives Chinese nationals the right to trevol, reside and

062ry on cus eree" throughout the territories covered by

the treaty. It does not give the right of entry,

There

in a similar provision in the curioen draft. The Chinese

sre very likely to ruime this point, and although we can,

sọ for as the "mited kingdom is sanoamed, grant the right

of entry (since there is et present ne indgration logiala ti m

discriminating agsimet Chinese in this country, there are

likely to be serious difficulties in the Diminions and

some of the Goleniom.

For this resson i should be most grateful for any

indication you cen give me of the way in which your

my

Oŭvozmeert, if ecmfronted with this issue by the Chinese,

His Excellemey

The Honourable

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