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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:-
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OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE
RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
The Chairman:-
A.
Of course my recollection may have been wrong. My recollection was that the question oropped up, in connection with the submission of opinion from the aw
Officers of the Crown to the Board. Speaking from
memory, I had in my mind that the question arose, and that you referred to the standing Orders, and said that it was laid down definitely there that only the Board could decide what was to be taken confidentially, and what was not. Wasnt that at the same time ?
No, that was a different question.
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r Chelton Mooper:- I am coming to that. You have got a little ahead. I
will now refer you to the China Mail of June 27th.
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"A Question of Procedure, the President. "uch a "otion
as you suggest would not be necessary. It is one of the ¿
duties of the President to arrange provisionally what
matters had better be discussed in public, and what matters confidentially, subject of course to any change made at the Meeting. When public matters are discussed, and a motion is presented, that a few subjects should be taken confidentially, that would be the time when
the question should be raised as to whether such papers should be put down to be con: hered confidentially or publicly." Now, in view of this report which I have just read to refresh your memory, would you not rather qualify
the answer you have at our last Xesting, that you had
no doubt tha“ the rahitary Foard could not enforce the
Standing Ordera ?
Oh no, I don' qualify that, because I considered,
That you had doubt ↑
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A.
NO
I say I dont wish to qualify my answer, that I had
no doubt. I admit that I was mistaken in my recollection of the incident, but I had no doubt in my mind about
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