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OUTWARD
TELEGRAM
FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
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52928/20/49
Cypher (0.T.P.)
TO SINGAPORE ( Sir F. Gimson)
Sent 27th April, 1949 13.30 hrs.
No. 398 Secret
Addressed to Singapore
Repeated to Commissioner General South East Asia,
No. 227 (Governor Singapore please
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"High Commissioner Federation of Malaya
No. 478
" Governor Hong Kong No. 418
telegram.
Your telegram No. 309 and succeeding unnumbered
Following from Paskin,
Begins.
We will let you have our comments as soon as
possible but you w111 understand that Commonwealth Relations Office and Foreign Office are also concerned,
2. In the meantime you and Gurney may like to know
comments of Legal Advisers on existing Singapore Ordinance
as to which see my immediately following telegram.
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A Bill has also been received from Governor Hong Kong which you may like to examine in case it contains any
features which you may wish to incorporate, This Bill is now under examination in the Colonial Office. In the
meantime Governor Hong Kong is being asked to send you copies of his Despatch No.14 of the 8th April with copy of Bill.
In the meantime also please repeat to Hong Kong copies
of te legrams under reference.
5, Governor Hong Kong please send to Governor Singapore, High Commissioner Federation and Commissioner- General copies of your Despatch No.14 with enclosure, Ends.