The memorandum from the Ministry of Justice to the President and the mandate in approval, which constituted the law, are as follows "Memorandum of the Ministry of Justice to the President recommending that in the more serious criminal cases involving citizens of non-extraterritorial] nations there be differences in the modes of punishment adopted "This memorandum is fo request the decision of the President as to the advisability of adopting differing modes of punishment in the mere serious criminal cases involving citizens.of non-extraterritorial nations, in order to exhibit justice and to facilitate the adjudication of-such cases.
"Section V of the regulations governing-the control of citizens non-extraterritorial] nations provides that: If citizens of non-extraterritorial nations do not possess any regular means of livelihood or are guilty of any unlawful actions they shall be dealt with in accordance with the "laws and regulations. It therefore goes without saying that the citizens of non-extraterritorial nation who are criminals should be tried and subjected to penalties in accordance with the provisional code.
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