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The Extraterritoriality Negotiations of 1943 and the New Territories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Shian Li
Shian Li
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Renmin University
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On 11 January 1943, Britain signed the ‘Treaty Between His Majesty In Respect Of The United Kingdom And India And His Excellency The President Of The National Government Of The Republic Of China For The Relinquishment Of Extra-Territorial Rights In China And The Regulation Of Related Matters (With Exchange Of Notes And Agreed Minute)’ with China.

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , July 1996 , pp. 617 - 650
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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