CO129-619-1 Parliamentary delegation to China 1-9-1947 - 23-12-1947 — Page 155

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These areas have now reverted to Chinese administration

and control (See No.8) and British firms there no

longer enjoy any extra-territorial rights, though

cxisting British property rights are guaranteed under

the 1943 Sino-British Treaty. Chinese nationalistic

tendencies, increased by the pressure of vested interests

(c.g. rival Chinese shipping companies) have greatly

hampered the carrying on of business by our firms.

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