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the Governos,
While the Attorney has accepted clause 2 of our draft
Order, he has expressed a preference for omitting clause 3,
and has maintained this view in spite of a discussion with
the departmental legal adviser and myself. The departmental
legal adviser still feels that, as a matter of law, it is
within Her Majesty's power to make provision as in clause 3
if this course is desirable on political grounds, in spite
of its admittedly novel character. He recommends that we
hould await Chinese reactions and, if these are favourable,
return to the charge with the Attorney in the light of any
further direction that the Secretary of State may see fit to
give.