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with a shipping order ander section 6 to place him on a
ship sailing for England. A guarantee of safety for
control of movements after he left the Colony could not,
however, be given by the long Kong Government. The
Governor added that there was reason to believe that
if such action were taken it would lead to the with-
drawal of the appeal, olaim for Bosts, damages eto. He
enquired whether such action was approved. and if so,
any special conditions should be imposed.
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Copy of that telegram was communicated to the
Foreign Office and the Home affice and on 8th October
the Secretary of State telegraphed to the Governor
that he would be glad to know the precise grounds on whion the Courts granted Nguyen ai quoc leave to
appeal to the Privy Council. He added that the Home
Office were the most unlikely to agree to Nguyen
coming to England, and suggested that it would suffice
if Nguyen were released and permitted to make some
arrangements for leaving the Colony within a prescribed
period. If the Governor agreed, the Secretary of
State would consult the Foreign Office with a view to
removing possible objections by the French.
On 12th Jctober the Governor replied explaining
the grounds on which leave to appeal to the Privy Council
hud been granted, and said that it would be sufficient
so far as the Hong Kong Government was concerned, if
Nguyen were released and allowed to make his own arrange
ments to leave the Colony within a given time. The
Governor thought, however, that it should be made a
condition (which Nguyen would probably accept) that ne
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