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Monson.
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Mr.
Sir S.Abran ms/16/42
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Mr. Gent.
Sir A. Burns.
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Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.
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Mr. C. J. Jeffries.
Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State,
DRAFT. CONFCODE TELEGRAM
HIGHCOMA
SINGAPORE.
54065/41
Hong Kong.
No.
tant
Cypherd, som 2/1/42
Buck
Confidential.
12
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In view of enemy penetration into Northern F.M.S. it seems desirable to
take such steps as may be possible to provide for the transfer of registered
office of companies incorporated in the
in F.M.S., if necessary, from areas
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control of or threatened by the enemy.
The same problem has already arisen in
deal
Hong Kong and it is proposed to with it by an Order in Council giving and sauction acraftian To
confirmation of the removal during the
The
for the duration of some of the war of the registered
Such company shall obtain approval of The
di
FURTHER ACTION.
dways to
Meclist below.
office of any company registered in a Colony to another part of the Empire as soon as the necessary steps have been Brien by the competent authorities in
such other part of the Empire to
establish itself there. Authorise the establishment of the
company there.
Alternatively local
Defence Regulations may empower
companies themselves to remove their registered offices (see Hong Kong Defence (Companies Temporary Transfer of Registered Office) Regulations 1941, Hong Kong Gazette Extraordinary of 9th January, 1941 although he h military situation prevented many
companies from taking advantage of it
The procedure under Order in Council would not be applicable to companies registered in the F.M.S. and for that reason I suggest that early legislation
Similar
to
effect should be introduced in
the