CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943 — Page 144

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With the Compliment

of the

Under Searstory of State

for Formiga Affairs

colonial Office 176,

خارا

جهان

W. B. L. Monson. Esq)

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[THIS TELEGRAM IS OF PARTICULAR SECRECY AND SHOULD BE

RETAINED BY THE AUTHORISED RECIPIENT AND

NOT PASSED ON].

MOJ. DECRET

[CYPHER].

WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION.

USUAL DISTRIBUTION

From: CHINA.

16 DEC 1942

FROM CHUNGKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE.

Sir H. Seymour.

D.

4.50 p.m.

December 15th, 1942.

No. 1680.

R.

8.20 p.m.

December 15th, 1942.

December 15th, 1942.

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IMMEDIATE.

My telegram No. 1677 paragraph 11.

We request your approval of following text. "It is understood that both High Contracting Parties recognise in a general way principle, based on private and international Iaw, that in matters of personal status law of territory from which party concerned originates will be applied by the courts of one of the High Contracting Parties as regards national designations under the 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 authorised to agree to leave question to be dealt with in comprehensive treaty.

O.T.P.