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OUTWARD TELEORAN

54463/49

Cypher (0.7.p.)

TO HONG KONG (8ir A. Grantham)

FROM S. OF S.... COLONIES.

Sent 6th May, 1949.

01.30 hrs.

PRIORITY

No.471

Secret.

:

27/50

Addressed to Governor Hong Kong,

Repeated to Commissioner General, South East Asia,

No.248 (please pass copy to Governor Singapore),

*

High Commissioner, Federation of Malaya,

No.523,

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Governor Singapore, No.426, H.B.M. Nanking.

1.

My telegram No.420.

Foreign Political Parties.

Please see paragraph 4 of Foreign Office telegram No.460 to Nanking repeated to you as my telegram No.469.. After consideration of Nanking views I will reply finally to your despatch No.14.

2.

Meanwhile I am sending by priority savingram the comments of my legal advisers on your draft Bill, These comments include suggestions for incorporating, in a somewhat different manner, the provisions of 9.10 of Singapore Societies Ordinance, thus permitting simple membership of foreign societies which have no activity or organisation in the Colony.

3.

I share the preliminary view expressed by the Foreign Office in paragraph 5 of their telegram No.460 to Banking that the insertion of a provision of this king kind will be essential.

(Copies sent to Foreign Office for

repetition to Nanking).

Copies sent to:-

Foreign Office

Mr. P.D. Coates.