The Archive · 1921

The Chinese Minister of Foreign

German Requests

Affairs is requested to give his replies to the following questions (1) Whether or not the Chinese Government intends to give perfect protection to the legitimate business of German people in China and agrees not to seize German property again otherwise than. according to the principle of international common law as well as to the laws and regulations of China? (2) Are German judicial cases entitled to be appealed to a higher court after being tried by new regulations at newly established law courts, and are German lawyers and interpreters entitled to act for German clients, if they be sanctioned by law courts?

(3) How is China going to deal with the cases concerning German subjects at the Mixed Court?

(4) Will China's Trading with the Enemy @ct. lose its effect from the date of ratification of this present pact?

(5) Has the Government of China the intention to participate in the the Joint Liquidation Office provided by Article 296 in the Versailles Treaty in connexion with the consolidation of—China's liability.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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