C. O.
Mr. Rogers.
Mr. Gent
Mr.
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
7
6/10/37.
ijs
53852/37.
Hong Kong.
S.0. for Sir Henry Moore's signature.
Ausd 3
2
841
Colonial Office,
Downing Street, S.W.1.
11 October, 1937.
DRAFT.
C. W. ORDE, ESQ., C.M.G.,
FOREIGN OFFICE.
Dear Orde..
Thank you for your letter of the
(1)
29th of September (No. F 6953/6953/10)
enclosing a memorandum by your Legal
Adviser on the status of leased territory
in China.
We would like to draw your
attention to the Law Officers' Opinion of
(ho 227 leve
lues)
the 27th of September, 1899, in which they
state, with regard to the New Territories
FURTHER ACTION.
(inset
+)
"This territory has been ceded;
it is
British Territory
It seems clear that
they regarded the "Lease" under the 1898
Convention, ef June, 1898, as a cession for
a term of years, and in these circumstances
it
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