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PRIORITY
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File No. 253
54145/16/18
SEP 1948
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To:
GOVERNOR, HONG KONG. 200 Her
Mr.
Radford 30/8
Repeated to:-
MT
Mr.
Mr.
E - SEP
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S. EA 51
hours.
Commissioner Semplice
sir S. Abrahams 3/9 (thered by the Parkin)
Wallace
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
S. of S.
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Immediate.
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No7.c.
1. Conclusion that reference to the International Court should ve voi
insed
-i
follows:
Distribution
.P.D. Coales
Copier to: for Scarlett,
(this includes
Exq
some erry the Foreign office.
ра Nanthing)
Zerpès G..J. F. Hosie, Esq.
Ministry of
Defines
Further action :-
Recing to
H Walleine
secure
Min. Prospence cancuntluce
This dispute arises out of a provision in
the Convention dated 9th June, 1898, between
Great Britain and China respecting an extension
of Hong Kong territory. The provision relates to
the exercise of jurisdiction in Kowloon City and
the issue turns upon the extent to which, upon
its true interpretation, this provision retains
for China the right to exercise jurisdiction
within' the walled City of Kowloon in the
circumstances which have supervened from the date
of the making of this Convention.
In seeking the proper meaning to be attributed
to this provision, it is thought of importance
to bear in mind the nature and extent of the
territory to which the provision relates and the
population resident in Kowloon City at the time
/when
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