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C. O.

Mr. Lloyd.

31/10/46.

Mr...

Mr..

Mr..

Mr.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT. CYPHER TELEGRAM. No.

(16)

GOVERNOR

HONG KONG

(14)

becomes

dan tas decision

If howen `it

есть

have be

and i

for surrender

wice consequentlyy

to conside 9 pilition,

be heemary Substance

Note to Telegraph Section: Please take action in paragraph 3 of Mr. Mayle's minute of 29th October.

FURTHER ACTION.

Recirc. quickly for answer to solicitors' letter of 22nd October.

When informing

he

was

twee this

km

porcini

land

Secret.

Your telegram No. 1315./ Shum Wai Yau.

1. I have now received your secret

despatch of the 7th October and note that in

the enclosed petition it is claimed that Shum

is of British nationality. If that claim

should be established,/there could, of course,

be no question of surrendering him to the

Chinese under the Collaborators Ordinance.

the claim is not established but you decide

in Executive Council against the making of an

order for Shum's surrender, I should not wish

to be consulted but should like the simple

fact of your decision (or of the establishment

of claim/to British nationality if that

claim

should be established) to be reported to me

so that solicitors here may be informed.

in this connectivi 2. VI note that, on the other hand,

sentence

tugran

lam you and your Executive Council reach

you the gran

If

conclusion that order for surrender should be

for Surendra made, no definite decision to that effect will

be taken until I have had an opportunity-of

considering the petition. It would be

Luca

helpful if, in that event, you will report

r

tua suurende showed be wort reasons for your conclusion and would at the

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same time deal with any points raised by the

petition which are not expely covered by