Tu the event, however, of American citizens relinquishing their extraterritorial privileges they may] vest assured that they will the same confidence of the Chinese peoples and hence the same material benefits as the nationals of non-extraterritorial Powers. Moreover, the Chinese Government will continue to exercise, in accordance with the well-established principles of international law, due diligence in preventing any possible violation of the civie private rights of American citizens and will perform its duties in the fullest possible measure in all matters relating to the redress of In your Note under acknowledgment reference is made to the report of the Commission on Extra territoriality, submitted to the interested governments pursuant to a resolution adopted at the Washington Conferdhee. The American Government must be aware of the fact that since the completion of that report, conditions in China have reatly changed, and, in particular, both the political and judicial system have assumed a new aspect.
To pass judgment on the present! state of laws and judicial adminis tration in China in the light of what is contained in the report of 1926, is doing no justice to the read fast quality of the National
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