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Mx Miss Ruston
Mr. Paskin
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Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
September, 1945
DRAFT. telegram
To C.C.A.0.,
HONG KONG,
For despatch by C.A.4.,
War Office.
The Colonial Office have
studied the draft Proclamations, copies
of which were left with them immediately
before your departure, and make the
following suggestions:
(i)
Offences against Forces Proclamation
(copy given by Strickland to Hastings on
the 22nd August).
Article 3 (b) suggest omit words
quote without lawful excuse unquote
Article 3 (e). Delete semicolon
after quote demonstration unquote.
Article 3 (f). Suggest transfer
this paragraph to Article 4.
Article 5 (b).
Substitute quote
FURTHER ACTION. Copy to go on files 54145/8/1, 54145/8/3, 54145/8/4, 54145/8/7, 54145/8/9, 54145/8/10 and 55006/7
then put
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proclamation unquote for quote enactment
unquote.
Article 6. Supply missing words
after quote exceeding unquote in penul-
timate 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.
/(ii)