Abolition of Extraterritoriality on China
Draft exchange of notes to be annexed to Anglo-Chinese treaty.
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Chinese note
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During the negotiations for the treaty signed to-day between His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China and His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tada, & number of questions have been discussed upon which agreement has been reached. The understandings reached with regard to these points are recorded in the Annex &
dont noto and I should be glad if Your Excellency Would confirm these understandings on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom alumunjaci C.
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ANNEX.
With reference to Article 2 and Article 8 (ii) of the treaty, it is understood that
(a) His Majesty the King relinquishes all existing entrant treaty rights relating to the system of treaty ports in China.
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As regards the question of the treatment of everseas MerchaDES shipping and pending the conclusion of the comprehensive treaty referred to in Article 8 of the treaty signed this day, it is Then agreed that the merchant vessels of one High Contracting Party
text shall be permitted freely to come into the ports, places and waters of the territories of the High Contracting Party,
which are or may be open to overseas merchant shipping and that 18151.
the treatment accorded to vessels of the other High Contracting Party shall be no lee favourable than that accorded to national vessels or to the vessels of any foreign country. The term #vessels High Contracting Party moans all vessels registered under the law of the territ ry f that High. Jentras
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ignoį (b) His Majesty the King relinquishes all existing treaty rights relating to special courts in the International Settlements at Shanghai and Amoy.
(c) His Majesty the King relinquishes all existing rights with regard to the employment of foreign pilots in the ports of the territories of the Chinese Republic: the Chinese GUVURAMOnt, in the interests of the safety.... of large vessels navigating the difficult entrance to Shanghai, declare, their willingness to employ sufficient
number of qualified foreign pilots, when Shanghai agɛin becomes open to Allied shippingwend untian adequate number of Chinese pilcts can be trained to take their place.
(a) His Majesty the King relinquishes all existing treaty rights relating to the entry of his naval vessels into the waters of the Republic of China, and the Government of the Republic of China and the Government of the United Kingdcm shall extend to each other in connexion with the visits of warships of one High Contracting Party to the ports of the cther High Contracting Party mutual courtesy in acordance with ordinary international usage.
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