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Paper D, No. 2
attached.
requirements of Hong Kong. The present views
of the Service Departments are....
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It is submitted, therefore, that the Chinese
lost the right for their officials to continue
to exercise jurisdiction in Kowloon and that,
having once lost that right, they are not
entitled to the restoration of the jurisdiction
of these officials, or, if they have such right,
that the decision as to whether the restoration
can be made so as to be consistent with the
defence requirements of Hong Kong is one that
falls to be made by the Government of the .
United Kingdom.
31.
Finally, it may be possible to establish
as a matter of fact, that the exercise of juris-
diction in Kowloon City by Chinese officials
would be inconsistent with the military require-
ments for the defence of Hong Kong.
32.
Mr. Bevin would be grateful if you would
take the above matters into your consideration
and if you would furnish him with your opinion
on the following questions:-
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(1) Is the disputej a suitable one for
submission to the International Court of
Justice?
(ii) If so, whether H.M.G. should initiate
proceedings by application or endeavour to
negotiate a special agreement for submission to
the International Court.
(iii) Whether H.M.G. would have a good
prospect of succeeding before the International
Court?
Mr. Bevin/