CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943 — Page 143

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With the Compliments

of the

Under Secretary of State

for Foreign Affairs

20 DEC 1940 OS SECRET

F.8300/828/10.

*AMENDED COPY*

Colonial Office, W.BL. Morson Esq...)

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USUAL DISTRIBUTION

[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should be

retained by the authorised recipient and not passed on.]

[CYPHER]

WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION

FROM CHINA

FROM CHUNGKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE

Sir H. Seymour.

D. 4.50 p.m. 15th December, 1942.

No. 1680.

15th December, 1942.

R.

8.20 p.m. 15th December, 1942.

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MOST IMMEDIATE,

My telegram No. 1677 paragraph 11.

We request your approval of following text. "It is under- stood that both High Contracting Parties recognise in a general way principle, based on private and international law, that in matters of personal status law of territory from which party con- cerned originates will be applied by the courts of one High Con- tracting Party* as regards nationals within their* jurisdiction of the other High Contracting Party".

2. If it is not possible to reduce the matter to some simple statement of principle on above lines we suggest that we be author- ised to agree to leave question to be dealt with in comprehensive treaty.

Repeated to Washington No. 553 Saving.

(0.T.P.)