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B.

Wt. 29446/552 9/46 50m. S. & S. Ltd.

C. O.

tra

iss Ruston

2.47.

Mr. Dane female 12/2/47

Mr. Mayle

Mr...

Mr.

DRAFT. DESPATCH

Sir,

54179/47

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

28

13 FEB

1027/2

29/2/47

GOVERNOR,

HONG KONG.

72%

(7)

I have, etc., to acknowledge receipt of

your Secret despatch No. 2 of the 6th January

about the application for the surrender of

Mr. Shum Wai-yau under the terms of the

Chinese Collaborators (Surrender) Ordinance

1946, and to thank you for the very detailed

information you have given me on this cage. I

note the decision you have taken not to make

an order for Mr. Shum's surrender.

FURTHER ACTION.

2.

Recert. to

HR Burgel's bosee!

(14 on

46 file)

As Mr. Shum's petition enclosed in your

Secret despatch No. 1/12/1161/46 · of the

22nd October has not been formally acknowledged,

I should be glad if you would now inform him

that I received his petition which, in view of

the decision not to surrender him, now

/calls

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