provision; and (b) that, if Singanore and the Federation should also wish to include this provision in their legislation, you will not object.
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a. In Hong Kong, unlike Singapore, there is not, as far as we are aware, any Indian Society which would be aff cted by the proposed legislation. In view therefore of the urgency, if you do not wish to raise objections to the Hong Kong proposals,wo propose to submit them to finisters here for approval, without awaiting the comments of the Commonwealth Relations of ice.
9. The draft of this letter has been agre a with Sidebotham, as regard's Hong Kong. As indicated above, we hope that you will be able to let us have a very early reply.
10. I an ending copies of this letter, with its enclosures to R.H.scott, Burley (Home Office) and Gibson (C.R.0.) and to M.I.5.
11. Since this was drafted, we ha e received a further personal telegram from the Governor of Singapore (No. 336) a copy of which I attach, which again urges that early action is imperative, and makes it all the more important that an early decision should be reached here.
(C. E. Morris.)
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