15
(*3936--150)
Wt. 46262-29
30.000 3/39 T.S.
695
C. O.
Mr. Bickle 4/10
Mr. Andrews
Mr.
Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
R.A.C. Noth, Esq
ALL SMITE, KSC
(Hong Kong).
5/10
53685/39 Hong Kong.
S-o for Mr. Gent's signature.
anoo
Dear Smith,
12 October, 1939.
3
I have been asked to send
you a line on a small point arising
け
It ong liong
out of the transmission of
of/prdinances
for the signification of His Majesty's
pleasure.
It appears that the despatches
sending home ordinances seldom contain
a reference to any earlier correspondence
that may have passed concerning them
and in one or two cases
*Ath some time and trouble would have
FURTHER ACTION.
been saved in the Colonial Office if
One such
R
2
such references had been given. case
was
in point is Hong Kong despatch No.466 of
the 4th July forwarding the Naval
Volunteer and Defence Ordinance.
It
Would