The Archive · 1930

American Children in China

Washington, Jan. 8

During the course of questioning Togarding the possible status of American children bora in China after the abolition of extraterritoriality by the National Government's recent mandate, it was learned today that the State Department does not consider that extraterritoriality is at present abolished in spite of the weary 1" clause of the of China, in any circumstances, At present, the United States considers that all children of, American citizens bora in foreign countries are American citizens pro-Viding: the parents have resided in America, This privilege does not, however, extend to children whose parents have never resided in the United States—United: Press,

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

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