considered as non-self-governing and
that sovereignty over it rested in
the Government of Panama. In view of
this contention, the United States have
not transmitted information on the Canal
Zone in 1947 or 1948, but reserved its
own position and stated that the matter
was subject to consultation between the
two governments.
Mr. Li observed that
if the fact that sovereignty over a
territory did not rest in the administering
authority was regarded as a sufficient
ceasing
reason for se
to transmit informa tion
in respect of that territory, "the Committee
should take note of that fact with respect to Kowloon and the New Territories" since "sovereignty over Kowloon and the New
Territories was vested in the Republic
of China".
a copy of an extract
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I enclose an Aumen II to this despatch a copy of from The Summary Records of the proceeduip of the Special Committee on The 26th August, 1949,
The United Kingdom Representative
containing MR. Li's remarks.
3.
reserved his Government's
pozetenn
n on this
question, and both Mr. Li's remark and
the United Kingdom reservation were recorded
in the Rapporteur's report which was
adopted by the Committee. On the day
following the adoption of that report,
when The Commitce had almady dispersed, | however, a corrigendum to the summary record
of the meeting in which Mr. Li had originally
raised the question was circulated by the
the
Secretariat, In this corrigendum, remarks
attributed to Mr. Li were aubetantially somewhat
altered. He was now reported as saying
"if the fact that sovereignty over a
territory rested with another State was
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considered a reason for seeking to transmit
information, then information should cease
to