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uth East Asia, keep in touch, through
ingdom representative in each case,
istrative authorities in the foreign
ion in all matters of common interest
ween British and foreign territories
eighbouring areas. In the ac wider
cral should maintain close contact
ionur, South East Asia, who is
r advising His Majesty's Government
peration.
1 will also maintain close contact with
may be established in the area of his
hu Governments of any of the
Hu will keep in touch with tho
a, the Governor of Burma and the
issioners in Australia and Now
ntacto with the Governments of those
.de us occ:sion risus.
ior-General may r、side his duties will
il visita as he thinks fit to all the
phere of authority and to other
66..ry. The Governor-General will
functions whenever he is on duty,
or elsewhere. When he is bsunt
rity and not on duty the Governor
in his cbsuncu the Governor of
Governor-General but would continue
r of the Mlayan Union (or of
i instructions are given to the
nor-Guneral will rank as the principal
ing within the eroa of his sphere of
/cuthority
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Authority, but otherwise this will not prejudice the position of any Governor of any territory in that sphere,
within that territory.
8.
The Governor-Genurl will communicate with His Majesty's Government through the Secretary of State for the Colonics and will be subject to his directions.
3. On matters of domestic concern to their respectivo territories, the Governors of the Malayan Union and Singapore will correspond directly with the Secretary of State for the Colonies but the Governor-General will define, in cgroument ith them, the matters on which he should receive copies of correspondence passing between them and the Secretary of Str.tu. On matters of policy wider than those of domestic import to their respective territories they will communiente with the Secretary of State for the Colonius through the
Governor-General.
10.
The British Representative in Brunui will be directly responsible to the Governor-General and will ndāruss all communications to him. Channels of correspondence for the State of North Borneo and Sarawak, and the degree of the Governor-General's responsibility for those territorio, will
bc left for 1:.ter definition,
11. Any petitions from the Mr.lyan Union or Singapore on mr.tturs domestic tu those territorics will li through the Governor concerned to the Secretary of State direct and it will bu a matter for the Secretary of State's discretion whether to consult the Governor-General before deciding upon them. Putitions on matters of policy of wider thn domestic import to any one territory will be transmitted by the Governor concerned through the Governor-General to the Secretary of
state.
Any petitions from Brunci will lie through the British Resident, to the Governor-General who will transmit
them to the Secr、try of St.tu.
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