Careful Stipulation that American -Citizens in China Must Be No Worse Off Than Any Other Nationalities The Am n Government has addressed a communication to the Nationalist Government agr once with regard to. the Jing to commence negotiations Provisions of the treaties.
The Ameri Government seeks proper and adequate protection of American citizens, their property and their lawful rights. more specifically, it emphasizes the necessity for the retention of the "Most' Favoured Nation Claus by the statement that the Lreutment of Americans shall be "in no way discriminatory as compared with the tr tment accorded to the interests of nationals of any other country.
Furthermore,' the American Government, expresses the hope that the new treaty will give full expression "to the principle that the commerce of of the contracting parties shall enjoy in the ports and ter tories of the other, treatment in no way discriminatory as com; ed with the treatment accorded to the commerce of riy other nation."
Nanking, July 26.
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