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Whyte 7.11.46.
Miss Ruston.
711.46
Mr. Dale 8.6l.
Mr.
Mr..
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Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
9/17/46
DRAFT. LETTER
MESSRS. REID SHARMAN
& CO.,
36 Bedford Row,
London, W.C.1.
15-
and 612 November and to you, talker to this Crow Agents for the dome.
22 Celobey
of
(17)
تلسا
lut: Kim Cooma informs hm berot In Shami's hainfot where Couls one end-at-fonant-known and he may have left-
kir Colony. As you
were informed beef have
an
FURTHER ACTION.
FOR MISS RUSTON'S SIGNATURE.
Gentlemen,
I am, etc., to refer to my recent telephone
conversation with a member of your office, and to
your letters J.A.L.B. of 15th October regarding the
petition of Mr. Shum Wai Yau to the Secretary of
he
State and to confirm that the Secretary of State has
now received this petition, and that the matter is
under consideration in Hong Kong by the Governor-in-
Council as the competent authority under the
Chinese Collaborators (Surrender) Ordinance, 1946,
A copy of this Ordinance may be inspected in the
状
Colonial Office Library Mr. Creech Jones therefore-
alpab
considers that no useful purpose would be served by
his listening to the oral arguments of a K.C. on
this matter, and I am to suggest, that the correet
best course procedure is for the petitioners/to continue to make
gary
his representations to the Governor in the Colony.
the assurance you mentionn 备
L
Li I am to add that in the event of the advice of los baragraph of your litter
Ola Aovember w 2
the Executive Council being in favour of surrender
confirmed
final decision in respect of the application of the
Chinese authorities will be deferred until-
Mr. Creech Jones has considered the petition.
I am, etc.,
Sof. 6. M. Kustin
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