CONFIDENTIAL.
From: Secretary of State (124)
To:-
Governor, Hong Kong.
Dated: 8th October, 1931.
Rcvd:
9th October, 1931.
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PARAPHRASE.
Your telegram No, 182 of September 25th, 1931.
Nguyen Ai Quốc.
On what grounds did the Court grant leave to
I should like to know
appeal to the Privy Council?
precisely.
His coming to England would not be objected to
by the Home Office. Would it not be sufficient were
he to be released and allowed to make his own
arrangements for leaving Hong Kong within a given time?
If so, I would consult the Foreign Office, so as to
smooth out any possible French objections.
(GWAT)
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