Camden No.5 $1945 (1) on 19222/12/15
Copy
enclosed in
1. Lt. Col. D. A. Price White (M.P.)
Mr Hall
Mn Howard - Drake
13-1-50
2
9
I attack a
dift letter to Lt. Col
Prie White for Mn Rees Williams' signature. It has I fear been somewhat delayed in
attempt to find the present state of affaris
to the H.K. Government Order
An
with
regard
referred to in the letter. According to Legal Library (In Nowington) the Cerder lapsed When not specifically continued by a proclamation issued on 1st April 1946; the proclamation however contrived certain specified defence regulations and all
Corders made
under them but did not
&
Specify the Orders. As the defence regulation under which G.N. No. 5 is not specified in the Order (see copy in (1) on 19222/12/45)
it seems & me
difficult to
Say
that it will be
very
with certainty, without legal advice, whether the Order was contrived or not. I understand that
it is a rule
a rule of the Office not to give legal advice of members of the public (and for this purpose I imagine that an M.P.
should be considered
a
member of the
public) and in the circumstances I suggest
late the live in the dift.
that we