CIRCULAR.
25 and 26 G. 5. Ch. 25.
Downing Street,
7th December, 1935.
Sir,
I have the honour to refer to Lord Passfield's Circular despatch of the 27th of
August, 1929, and subsequent correspondence on the subject of the conclusion of an
International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency, and to
transmit to you, for your information, the accompanying copy of the Counterfeit
Currency (Convention) Act, 1935.
2. The primary object of this Act is to make such amendments of the law as are
necessary to enable the Convention to be ratified on behalf of the United Kingdom.
As the Act is somewhat complicated, I also enclose a copy of a memorandum headed
"Notes on Clauses" which explains it in detail and also contains, in appendix A, a
full statement showing that the existing law, as amended by the Act, gives effect to every
provision of the Convention which requires legislative sanction.
3. In reply to Lord Passfield's Circular despatch, a number of Colonial
Governments raised the question of possible amendments to existing local legislation,
and I would suggest that further consideration should now be given to this in the light of the
action which has been taken by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, as
it is not possible to accede to the Convention on behalf of Colonial Governments unless
their legislation conforms to the rules contained in the Convention.
The Officer Administering
the Government of
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
J. H. THOMAS.
21