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am not clear exactly what are
powers granted on the 2nd December
and circumstances which prevented the Hong Kong - Shanghai Banking Corporation proceeding under the Defence (Companies Temporary Transfer of Registered Offices) Regulations of 8th January and it is difficult
at present to know precisely how to frame any Order in Council which may be necessary to effect legal
transfer of head office to London.
The important thing however, in the event of Hong Kong falling into
enemy hands will be that the effective control of the operations of the Bank
outside Hong Kong should be in non-enemy
British territory and it is obviously
preferable that that control should
be exercised in London. Morse has
immediately
therefore been authorised to assume
ん
position