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The Elimination of Extraterritoriality
Limiting the Right of Registration of British Subjects 1899
King Chulalongkorn [Rama V (1868-1910) ] fully realized that it was necessary to modernize the administration of the country in order to protect the nation from foreign encroachment. A number of ministries were therefore established, beginning in 1892. To this end, the administrative system of foreign countries was used as a model. Thai students were sent to receive their education overseas and foreigners were also employed to provide assistance in technical matters. His Majesty personally visited Europe in 1897 and in 1899 Thailand participated in a conference in the Hague, which drafted the Convention on the Laws of War. This marked Thailand 's formal entry into the family of nations.
In 1899, Thailand concluded a treaty with Britain which limited the right to register British subjects. The main points of the treaty stipulated that all British natural born or naturalized subjects, other than those of Asian descent, as well as their children and grandchildren, were entitled to be registered as British subjects. Only the children of British subjects of Asian descent were entitled to be registered as British subjects, while the grandchildren were required to assume Thai nationality.
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