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TRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
TEXT OF BRIEF DRAFT TREATY RELATING TO AMERICAN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN CHINA WHICH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS IN MIND PRESENTING
TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
Treaty with regard to relations between the
United States of America and China.
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The United States of America and the Republic of China desirous of defining more clearly the general relations between the two countries have resolved to conclude a treaty for that purpose and have appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
The President of the United States of America.
and the President of the National Government of the Republic of China,
Who having communicated to each other their full powers found to be in due form have agreed upon the following articles:
Article One.
All those provisions of treaties or agreements in force between the United States of America and the Republic of China which authorise the Government of the United States of America or its representatives to exercise jurisdiction over nationals of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of China are abrogated. Nationals of the United States of America in such territory shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Republic of China in accordance with the principles of international law and practice.
Article Two.
The Government of the United States of America considers that the final Protocol concluded at Peiping on September 7, 1901, between the Chinese Government and other Governments, including the Government of the United States of America, should be terminated and agrees that the rights accorded to the Government of the United States of America under that Protocol and under agreements supplementary there to shall cease.
The Government of the United States of America will co- operate with the Government of the Republic of China for the reaching of any necessary agreements with the other Governments concerned for the transfer to the Government of the Republic bf china of the administration and control of the diplomatic quarter at Peiping, including the control of the official adgets and the official obligations of the diplomatic quarter and the Government of the Republic of China will accept such transfer and will make provision for the assumption of such obligations and for the recognition and protection of all legitimate rights in much quarter.
The Government of the Republic of China hereby accords to the Goverhgent of the United States of America a continue right to us for official purposes the land which has been allocated to the Government of the United States of America in the diplomatic quarter in Peiping. on parts of which are lugabed buildings belonging to the Government of the United
tates of America,
Article Three
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