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Whyte 7.11.46.

Miss Ruston.

711.46

Mr. Dale 8.6l.

Mr.

Mr..

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Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

9/17/46

DRAFT. LETTER

MESSRS. REID SHARMAN

& CO.,

36 Bedford Row,

London, W.C.1.

15-

and 612 November and to you, talker to this Crow Agents for the dome.

22 Celobey

of

(17)

تلسا

lut: Kim Cooma informs hm berot In Shami's hainfot where Couls one end-at-fonant-known and he may have left-

kir Colony. As you

were informed beef have

an

FURTHER ACTION.

FOR MISS RUSTON'S SIGNATURE.

Gentlemen,

I am, etc., to refer to my recent telephone

conversation with a member of your office, and to

your letters J.A.L.B. of 15th October regarding the

petition of Mr. Shum Wai Yau to the Secretary of

he

State and to confirm that the Secretary of State has

now received this petition, and that the matter is

under consideration in Hong Kong by the Governor-in-

Council as the competent authority under the

Chinese Collaborators (Surrender) Ordinance, 1946,

A copy of this Ordinance may be inspected in the

状

Colonial Office Library Mr. Creech Jones therefore-

alpab

considers that no useful purpose would be served by

his listening to the oral arguments of a K.C. on

this matter, and I am to suggest, that the correet

best course procedure is for the petitioners/to continue to make

gary

his representations to the Governor in the Colony.

the assurance you mentionn 备

L

Li I am to add that in the event of the advice of los baragraph of your litter

Ola Aovember w 2

the Executive Council being in favour of surrender

confirmed

final decision in respect of the application of the

Chinese authorities will be deferred until-

Mr. Creech Jones has considered the petition.

I am, etc.,

Sof. 6. M. Kustin

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