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On 16th August the Governor telegraphed that
owing to irregularities the Court had intimated that
the first deportation order would be set aside. The
Proceedings had been adjourned until the 20th of August
but the Governor had issued a summary deportation order
under section 3 1 (c) of the Ordinance and an order
under section 6 for expulsion by the steamship leaving
on September 1st for Saigon. He added that a fresh
habeas corpus application was expected regarding these
orders and asked whether, if these orders were also
set aside, the Secretary of State wished
taken by administrative order, apart from any powers
conferred by Ordinance. The Governor explained that
unless the Secretary of State pressed for it, he would
prefer not to take action by administrative order. He
udded that Nguyenaicoq was willing to leave the Colony,
but was convinced that his deportation to Indo-China
would lead to his execution.
The Governor' felt
action to be
we should be most severely criticised if that proved
to be the case and pointed out that no cause for
extradition could possibly be made out.
On 18th August the Secretary of State telegraphed
that action should not be taken under administrative
order. If the Court released Nguyen under a writ of
habeas corpus, or if other legal difficulties in the
way of his deportation to Indo-China existed, the
Jeoretary of State approved of the Governor proceeding
as originally proposed in the Governor's telegram
of 24th July.
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