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

C. O.

Bi.

54179/47

Miss Ruston

1.47

Bole

Mr.

Us

q

To F.O. conceirkante

Mr..

Permt. U.S. of S.

Mr.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Mr.

Secretary of State.

28/17

DRAFT.DESPATCH

GOVERNOR,

No. 5.

HONG KONG.

(

14 es 1946 Piler

FURTHER ACTION.

Sir,

Serrat

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

express my full agreement with the course you

have adopted.

I very much appreciate, also, the

detailed information you have given me.

2. 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 would be glad if you would now inform

Mr. Shum Wai-yau that I have received his

petition and have since learnt with satisfaction

that the Governor-in-Council has decided that

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