CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943 — Page 247

ABOLITION OF EXTRATERRITORIALITY IN CHINA

British Draft Treaty

247

Fourth Revised

Draft. November

30th, 1942.

His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and the President of the National Government of the Republic of China:

Being desirous of defining more clearly the general relations between them in a spirit of friendship, on a basis of equality and in accordance with modern international practice;

Have decided to concludo a treaty for this purpose and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiarios:

His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions Boyond the Seas, Emperor of India (hereinafter referred to as His Majesty the King)

for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Iroland

for India

The President of the National Government of the Republic of China

AB

CD

XY

Who having communicated to cach other their full powers, found to be in good and duc form, have agreed as follows:-

HC

Article 1(i). The territories of the High Contracting Parties to which the present treaty applies are, on the part of His Majesty the King, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, India, all colonics, overscas territorios, protectorato's of His Majesty, all territories under His protection or, suzerainty and all mandated territories in ruspect of which the mandate is exercised by His Government in the United Kingdom; and on tho part of the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, all the torritories of the Republic of China. Any reference in subsequent Articles of the present Treaty to the territorios of one of the other High Contracting Party shall be doumod to relate to those territorios of that High Contracting Party to which the present Treaty applies.

(ii) In the present Treaty, the term "nationals of the one (or of the other) High Contracting Party" shall in relation to His Majesty the King mean all British subjects and all British protected persons belonging to the territorios to which the prosent Treaty applies; and in relation to the Republic of China, all nationals of the Republic of China.

(iii).