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Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
D.
23 NOV
V
Zinth. Sidchramma's
Zü
Secretary of State
Your Reference...
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DRAFT.
P.W. SCARLETT, ESQ.,
FOR IGN OFFICE,
FURTHER ACTION.
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Ansel. (306)
Many thanks for your letter of
(296) the 8th about Kowloon giving your views
(295)
on general grounds on taking a friendly
power to the International: Court under
the compulsory procedure, or submitting
a case to the court or to an arbitral
tribunal by special agreement with the
nother party," olhados, a
2. We note: that you' are still in any
case not in favour of submitting the
Kowloon dispute to the International
Court or referring it to arbitration,
because the Law Officers' Report
indicated that it was not likely that
we should succeed in establishing our
case.
3. We have also the Ministry of
Defence view expressed in Wheeler's
letter of the 4th (of which I understand
you have a сору) viz. that it would not
be wise to attempt to resolve the
present difficulty by recourse either to
the International Court or to arbitration.
4. We had hoped that, besides
indicating your views on the points
dealt with in your letter of the 8th,
you