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from Kowloon City and terminate the exercise of their jurisdiction". la fact it would not only be a difficult matter but a militarily embarrassing one at time when every availeble resource would be required # for
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military purposes it would be necessery Carry out Tal scale military operation to effect ejection of Chins 89 officials in Kowloon City. Furthermore some military operation for this purpose would hardly be consistent with security end would "blow the gaff" on military operations which were to
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76 Above is our casO. If, however, it should fall to prevail and it were necessary to accept Chinese jurisdiction in Kowloon City, it is essential that such jurisdiction should be limited to civil jurisdiction only, Paking Convention, when providing for retention by Chine of the right to exercise jurisdiction in Kowloon City, goes on to state "except so far as may be inconsistent with military requirements for the defence of Hong Kong". It continues "within the remainder of the new lease territory, Great Britain shall have sole jurisdiction”. This wording definitely implies that H.M. Government have an overriding jurisdiction over the whole of the leased territory, which includes Kowloon City. Otherwise reference to Greet
Britain having "acle" jurisdiction within "remainder" would be meaningles9.
On pages 119-120 of "The International Relations of Chinese Empire" by H.B. Morse, he refers only to civil jurisdiction over Kowloon City being reserved to "Chinese officials". This would certainly seem
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to be the understanding at the time of the Convention. consider it necessary that Chinese jurisdiction, if it must be accepted, should be limited in the following menner:-
(a) Kowloon City should be completely demilitarised. Only police forces compatible with number of residents in the area should be allowed.
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(b) No wireless masts or other obstructions to aircraft
taking off or landing at Kal Tak should be permitted, It would be desirable to prohibit all radio stations but if one is permitted it should work under special arrangements with us to prevent jamming of local radio communications.
(c) British Military and Civil Aircraft should at all
times and unconditionally be permitted to fly over Kowloon City.
(d) The authorities in Kowloon City should be required
to black out the area if called upon to do so by the Government of kong Kong,
(Corrections received 22nd October.)
Copies sent to:,
Foreign Office Min. of Defence
Mr. A.L. Scott Mr. P.D. Martyn
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