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DRAFT. Letter
J.R. wraight, 2sq.
Foreign Office.
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FURTHER ACTION.
Dear Mr. Wraight,
19 December,
December, 1946.
Please refer to your letter T22632/
148/373 dated 10th December, and to
Mr. Light's letter of the 21st October,
about diplomatic privileges for U.N.R.R.A.
in Hong Kong.
We presume that the existing position
in regard to the grant of privileges in
Hong Kong is precisely the same as the
position in this country prior to the
1945 Order-in-Council which was made under
the Diplomatic Privileges (Extension) Act,
1944 and which gave effect to U.N.R.R.A.
Resolutions 32, 34 and 36; that is to
say that the decision as to whether these
privileges and immunities should be
granted in Hong Kong is a matter for the
local legislature.
In view of the modification of
U.N.R.R.A. requirements, we are now
prepared to ask the Governor to bring
the matter before the legislature, with
suitable reference to what has been done
in this country, and for this purpose I should
when you have any commenting on be glad to know that the accompanying
draft savingram to the Governor meets with
your apprOVĖŠŲ –
A N Yours sincerely,
cerely