When part of the territory of a State is transferred by that State to another State, the successor State shall attribute its nationality to the persons concerned who have their habitual residence in the transferred territory and the predecessor State shall withdraw its nationality from such persons, unless otherwise indicated by the exercise of the right of option which such persons shall be granted. The predecessor State shall not, however, withdraw its nationality before such persons acquire the nationality of the successor State.
如果一国将其部分领域转让给另一国，继承国应将其国籍赋予惯常居所在被转让领域内的有关的人，先前国则应取消这些人的国籍，除非这些人行使了他们应有的选择权而另有表示。但先前国不应在有关的人取得继承国国籍以前取消先前国国籍。