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Copy for 52463/19

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

A/t on

52928/20/49

Cypher (0.T.P.)

TO SINGAPORE ( Sir F. Gimson)

Sent 27th April, 1949 13.30 hrs,

No. 398 Secret

Addressed to Singapore

telegram.

(20)

Repeated to Commissioner General South East Asia,

No. 227 (Governor Singapore please

pass)

£1

"High Commissioner Federation of Malaya

No. 478

#

"Governor Hong Kong No. 418

Your telegram No. 309 and succeeding unnumbered

Following from Paskin,

Begins.

We will let you have our comments as soon as possible but you will understand that Commonwealth Relations Office and Foreign Office are also concerned,

Z*

In the meantime you and Gurney may like to know comments of Legal Advisers on existing Singapore Ordinance as to which see my immediately following telegram.

3. A Bill has also been received from Governor Hong Kong which you may like to examine in case it contains any features which you may wish to incorporate. This Bill is now under examination in the Colonial Office. In the meantime Governor Hong Kong is being asked to send you coples of his Despatch No.14 of the 8th April with copy of Bill.

In the meantime also please repeat to Hong Kong copies

of telegrams under reference.

5 Governor Hong Kong please send to Governor Singapore, High Commissioner Federation and Commissioner- General copies of your Despatch No.14 with enclosure, Ends.