54179/46.
[3111A] Wt. 15007/351 20m. 6/44 C.N.Ld. 748
C. O.
Mr. Lloyd.
31/10/46.
Mr...
Mr..
Mr..
Mr.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT. CYPHER TELEGRAM. No.
(16)
GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
(14)
becomes
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for surrender
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Note to Telegraph Section: Please take action in paragraph 3 of Mr. Mayle's minute of 29th October.
FURTHER ACTION.
Recirc. quickly for answer to solicitors' letter of 22nd October.
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Secret.
Your telegram No. 1315./ Shum Wai Yau.
1. I have now received your secret
despatch of the 7th October and note that in
the enclosed petition it is claimed that Shum
is of British nationality. If that claim
should be established,/there could, of course,
be no question of surrendering him to the
Chinese under the Collaborators Ordinance.
the claim is not established but you decide
in Executive Council against the making of an
order for Shum's surrender, I should not wish
to be consulted but should like the simple
fact of your decision (or of the establishment
of claim/to British nationality if that
claim
should be established) to be reported to me
so that solicitors here may be informed.
in this connectivi 2. VI note that, on the other hand,
sentence
tugran
lam you and your Executive Council reach
you the gran
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conclusion that order for surrender should be
for Surendra made, no definite decision to that effect will
be taken until I have had an opportunity-of
considering the petition. It would be
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helpful if, in that event, you will report
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tua suurende showed be wort reasons for your conclusion and would at the
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same time deal with any points raised by the
petition which are not expely covered by