Colonial ffio,
Downing Street,
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3-December, LAND.
My dearrigulier,
I have been asked to send you a copy of L draft Interim and Directive which prepared some time excit for malays, after consultation with legul officers in the Malayan -lanning Unit and the Joleniul i.icu. Directive is intended to provide an interim pulicy an meninery for adjusting complications arising out of the Japanese occupation of malayu. It i not antorical to affect the permane t lun laз of the torritury.
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extent that precedents are accertinable, the draft is based on principles of international law. in Lettere nat e vored by precodent, a policy in advocated which is thought to be fair and practical, enele
the Directive.
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2. The present position ia that the DCCLIVO (Okcupt Part IV mortgages and clar es, has been approved for Malaya, subject to comment from officers on the ground, at u meeting at which the lonial office and frommury were represented. Jae var oftioe hul klrowy a provod the Directive except for certain res.pved questions, unl it is expocted but, us this is a mattor nich prizrily affects the Clonial office, the ar ffice will artly follow the & lonial vilice lead and signify approval of the Jirective execpting art IV.
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Approval of rart IV, which deals with articles ami chu.r, eo, hus een reserved pendin, settlement of
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