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Dear
Thiss Kenda
The War Office,
Hotel Victoria,
8
Northumberland Avenue
London, W.C.2.
y September, 1945.
We have despatched the telegram enclosed with your letter 54/45/8 of 5th September through the Admiralty
under
reference C. A. 4/5 dated 6 Sep time of origin 061350A/Sep.
You should receive distributed copies
in due course.
Yours Suver
Miss A. M. Ruston,
Colonial Office,
S.W.1.
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C. in C. Hong KongSEP 1945
Date 6.9.45.
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C.C.M.NAV. GEN. (CONFID).
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CONFIDENTIAL.
Following for Chief Civil Affairs Officer, Hong Kong from War Office.
Begins: C.A.4/5. The Colonial Office have studied the draft Proclamations, copies of which were left with them immediately before your departure, and make the following suggestions:-
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(i) Offences against Forces Proclamation:
(Copy given by Strickland to Hastings on the 22nd August).
Article 3 (b) suggest omit words "without lawful excuse".
Article 3 (e) delete semicolon after "demonstration".
Article 3 (f) suggest transfer this paragraph to Article 4.
Article 5 (b) substitute "proclamation" for "enactment".
Article 6 Supply missing words after "exceeding" in penultimate line.
Unless already covered by Defence Regulations suggest insertion in Article 4 of paragraph on lines of Section 3 (h) of Malayan Offences Proclamation relating to damage or interference with or interception of communications.
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(ii) Military Courts Proclamation:
(Copy given by Strickland to Hastings on 22nd August).
Article 13, line 10 substitute "article" for "section".
Article 14 Substitute "finding and sentence" for "decision".
Article 23 Insert words to clear doubt whether a confirming
authority may interfere with an acquittal for instance by quashing order and directing retrial.
Do you require provision stating which charge to be preferred when circumstances constitute offence against both proclamation and ordinary law?
(iii) Moratorium Proclamation
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(Sent by Strickland to Paskin under covering minute dated 24th August).
Article 2 Indefinition of "debt" insert "pay" before "money".
Indefinition of "financial institution" substitute "of" for "or" before "money".
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Onit words "During the period of the moratorium" from paragraph 1. The protection given by this paragraph is intended to be continued after expiration of moratorium.
7) Custodian Proclamation:
(Draft sent by Strickland to Paskin under covering minute on 25th August). No comments.
(v) Enery Property Proclamation
(Draft sent by Strickland to Paskin under covering minute on 25th August).
There is no short title.
Article 1 heading.
Substitute "Modification" for "Notification".
Article 1 (b). The exception may be difficult to construe.
For "enemy agent" substitute "agent of an enemy".
Article 4, line 10. Insert "the" before "Custodian".
Article 8. Empower C.C.A.0. to prescribe penalties for breaches of
regulations.
(vi) It is not known whether you have later drafts than the two
referred to in Paragraphs (iv) and (v) submitted on 25th August incorporating the views of F.5.
(vii) Arms and Amunition Proclamation.
54143/8/10
(Draft sent by Hazlerigg to Paskin on 23rd August).
No comments.
550067 (viii) Opium Proclamation.
sent by Hazlerigg in May last.
Only draft received by Colonial Office that
Important that it should be made clear that,
importation of opium is to be restricted to amounts required for medicinal purposes.
Ends.
War Office Distribution by C.A.4.
D.C.d.
D.D.C.A. (P. & T.)
Colonel C..
C.4.4, 8, 9, 17, 20(a).
F.5.
Civil Affairs Staff (Hong Kong), 2 Park Street. Colonial Office (Mr. Gent) (Telegraph Section)
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