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Mr. Galsworthy 24/6/47

Mr..

Sul

Mr.....

Mr..

Mr..

DRAFT. LETTER.

24/6/3.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Secretary of State.

Your Reference..

For Mr. Seel's signature

82

June, 1947.

SIR MARK YOUNG, G.C.M.G.,

CARFAX HOTEL,

WINDHESTER'

copy of new revise of draft despatch

4 crafts

FURTHER ACTION.

copy to Sir A.Grantham in accompanying draft.

|(49)

Constitutional changes in Hong Kong

I am now enclosing the revised draft

of the Constitution despatch which has been

prepared in the light of our discussion on

Monday. The passages which are new in the

draft are sidelined.

2. The amendments to paragraph 3(a), 3(f)

and 3(g) need no further explanation, as

they were fully covered in our discussion

and have already received your concurrence.

3. The new paragraphs 3(b) and 3(c) are now

required since we have dropped the suggestion

that your despatch No.145 should be amended

before publication so as to omit reference to

any differentiation as between non-British

Chinese nationals on the one hand, and non-

British Europeans and Americans on the other;

in regard to the period of residential

qualification for both membership of the

Municipal Council and the franchise.

explained to you that we had been led to

suggest these amendments owing to a corruption

in the text of the last paragraph of your

telegram No.817 of the 13th May, as received

here.

We