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Special Commissioner, South East Asia, keep in touch, through

the appropriate United Kingdom reprosentative in each case, with the principal administrative authorities in the foreign

territories concerned.

4.

Similarly co-operation in all matters of common interest

should be encouraged between British and foreign territories

in South East Asia and neighbouring areas. In these widor

matters the Governor-General should maintain close contact

with the Special Commissionur, South East Asia, who is primarily responsible for advising His Majesty's Government

on these aspects of co-operation.

5.

The Governor-General will also muintuin close contact with

any representatives who may be established in the areu of his

sphere of authority by the Governments of any of the

Dominions, India or Burma.. Hu will keep in touch with the

Governor-Gonor.l of India, the Governor of Burma and the

United Kingdom High Commissionurs in Australia and New Zutland, through whom contacts with the Governments of those

countries may also be mide us occ:.sion rises.

6. Wherever the Governor-General muy r. side his duties will require him to pay official visita as he thinks fit to all the

territories within his sphoru of cuthority and to other

countries us may be necess..ry. The Governor-Guneral will

retain his position and functions whenever he is on duty,

whether in the Far East or elsewhere. When he is absent

from his sphere of authority and not on duty the Governor of the Mulyan Union (or in his absence the Governor of Singapore) will act as Governor-General but would continue his functions as Governor of the Malayan Union (or of Sing: pore), unless special instructions are given to the

contrary.

7. In status the Governor-General will rank as the principal

representative of the King within the crea of his sphere of

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