EMIGRATION CONVENTION
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His Majesty's Government consider it specially important that the persons appointed to occupy, for the purpose named, the position of Consul or Vice-Consul should be experienced officers of Chinese nationality, that they should be exclusively in the service of the Emperor of China, and that in each case the name of the person selected should be communicated to His Majesty's Government, and their agreement to the appointment obtained.
I have the honour to inquire whether the Chinese Government are prepared to meet the wishes of His Majesty's Government in the matter. If
If so, and if you will inform me accordingly, this note and your reply might be attached to the Convention in order to place on formal record the arrangement concluded.—I have, &c.
(Signed)
LANSDOWNE.
Chaug Ta-Jen, &c., &c., &c.
Chinese Legation, London,
May 13th, 1904.
MY LORD MARQUESS,—In reply to your Lordship's note of this date, I have the honour to state that the Chinese Government are in entire accord with His Britannic Majesty's Government as to the great importance they attach to the Consuls and Vice- Consuls to be appointed under Article VI. of the Convention about to be concluded between the two Governments being men of great experience, and will consider it a duty which they owe to the emigrant to confine the selection of these officers to such as in all respects conform to the requirements specified in the note above referred to, which, together with the present one, it has been mutually agreed shall, in proof of that understanding, be appended to the said Convention.
I have, &c.
(Signed)
T. Y. CHANG.
The Marquess of Lansdowne, K. G.,
&c., &c., &c.
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