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DECODE

Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of

State for the Colonies

Dated 24 July 1931. Received 11.51 a.m. 24 July 1931.

Important

No142. Secret.

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لمدة ساعه

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Your telegram No.77 of June 29th Papers now

Nguyenaiquoc is an active communist and his deportation

will be recommended to Executive Council forthwith. man denied his identity with Nguyenaiquoo

Detained

and claime

to be a Chinese but there is no doubt as to identity his lawyers request that he be allowed to select his destination and that secrety regarding his departure be observed. Fully realize danger of allowing sucha dangerous person to be at large but no offence punishable by local law has been revealed and Attorney General advises that it is against principles observed by British Government to use banishment as a means of effecting extradition, proceedings for which cannot be taken in this 08.58. French Consul General has asked to be informed date and method of departure but in all the circumstances I propose if Executive Council agree to issue deportation order and release Nguyenaiquoo from prison under instructions that he must leave Colony within seven days from date of such order. Do you approve proposal.

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