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considered as non-self-governing and

that sovereignty over it rested in

the Government of Panama. In view of

this contention, the United States have

not transmitted information on the Canal

Zone in 1947 or 1948, but reserved its

own position and stated that the matter

was subject to consultation between the

two governments.

Mr. Li observed that

if the fact that sovereignty over a

territory did not rest in the administering

authority was regarded as a sufficient

ceasing

reason for se

to transmit informa tion

in respect of that territory, "the Committee

should take note of that fact with respect to Kowloon and the New Territories" since "sovereignty over Kowloon and the New

Territories was vested in the Republic

of China".

a copy of an extract

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I enclose an Aumen II to this despatch a copy of from The Summary Records of the proceeduip of the Special Committee on The 26th August, 1949,

The United Kingdom Representative

containing MR. Li's remarks.

3.

reserved his Government's

pozetenn

n on this

question, and both Mr. Li's remark and

the United Kingdom reservation were recorded

in the Rapporteur's report which was

adopted by the Committee. On the day

following the adoption of that report,

when The Commitce had almady dispersed, | however, a corrigendum to the summary record

of the meeting in which Mr. Li had originally

raised the question was circulated by the

the

Secretariat, In this corrigendum, remarks

attributed to Mr. Li were aubetantially somewhat

altered. He was now reported as saying

"if the fact that sovereignty over a

territory rested with another State was

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considered a reason for seeking to transmit

information, then information should cease

to