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Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands

and

His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China;

Being desirous of defining more clearly, in a spirit of friendship, the general relations between them and for this purpose to settle certain matters relating to jurisdiction in China;

Have decided to conclude a treaty for this purpose and to that end have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries;

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands:

His Excellency Jonkheer E. F. M. J. Michiels van Verduynen, Her Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs;

His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China;

His Excellency Monsieur Wunsz King, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China to Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands;

Who, having communicated to each other their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles:

The territories of the High Contracting Parties to which the present Treaty applies are, on the part of the Republic of China, all the territories of the Republic of China; and on the part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, all the territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

In the present Treaty, the term "nationals of the one (or of the other) High Contracting Party" shall, in relation to the Republic of China, mean all persons who are Chinese citizens by virtue of the Chinese nationality laws; and in