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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE

RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

The Chairman:-

A.

Of course my recollection may have been wrong. My recollection was that the question oropped up, in connection with the submission of opinion from the aw

Officers of the Crown to the Board. Speaking from

memory, I had in my mind that the question arose, and that you referred to the standing Orders, and said that it was laid down definitely there that only the Board could decide what was to be taken confidentially, and what was not. Wasnt that at the same time ?

No, that was a different question.

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r Chelton Mooper:- I am coming to that. You have got a little ahead. I

will now refer you to the China Mail of June 27th.

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"A Question of Procedure, the President. "uch a "otion

as you suggest would not be necessary. It is one of the ¿

duties of the President to arrange provisionally what

matters had better be discussed in public, and what matters confidentially, subject of course to any change made at the Meeting. When public matters are discussed, and a motion is presented, that a few subjects should be taken confidentially, that would be the time when

the question should be raised as to whether such papers should be put down to be con: hered confidentially or publicly." Now, in view of this report which I have just read to refresh your memory, would you not rather qualify

the answer you have at our last Xesting, that you had

no doubt tha“ the rahitary Foard could not enforce the

Standing Ordera ?

Oh no, I don' qualify that, because I considered,

That you had doubt ↑

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NO

I say I dont wish to qualify my answer, that I had

no doubt. I admit that I was mistaken in my recollection of the incident, but I had no doubt in my mind about

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