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John Russell Young to Frelinghuysen, February 23, 1885
No. 107.
Mr. Young to Mr. Frelinghuysen.
Legation of the United States, Peking, February 23, 1885. (Received April 27.)
No. 658.]
Sir: A question has arisen in Canton as to the right of a son of an American citizen born in China of a Chinese mother to claim American citizenship. I have instructed the consul that under section 1993 of the Revised Statutes he must recognize this right, unless it can be shown that the claimant has sought naturalization from another power.
These questions are awkward, as in most cases the claims are made by people whom it is not desirable to have under our protection; at the same time the law seems clear and I do not see how it can be avoided.
I am, &c.,
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG.
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.