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Mr. Anderson 3/1

Mr.

Hall

3/1

Mr. Sidebotham 4/1

Mr. Paskin.

4/1

Mr.

DRAFT. s/o letter.

SIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

Copy of (62)

(54)

behind (62)

(57)/49

(61)

(57)/49

FURTHER ACTION.

(C.R.O.) pl.

Copies to Miss L.E.T.Storar,

and

Mr Shattock (F.0) w/comps ref (6) and (62) respectively.

54145/4/50.

Fermt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Sent 41 the

Ansu

ar

|

Minister of State

Secretary of State

Your Reference..

Secretariat S/1136/49.

For Mr. Paskin's signature.

1951

SECRET

そ

Would you please refer to my letter of the lst

December, 1950, explaining that we were sending the

draft reply to your despatch No. 155 of the 25th

August, 1949, about the new Constitution, to other

interested Departments for their comments.

The only comment on the proposals as such comes

from the Commonwealth Relations Office. They are some

what concerned about the possible effect on the Govern- ||

ment of India of the original suggestion in para. 31 of

your despatch No. 155, that one of the nominated members

should be of Portuguese race if the elected members di

not include a Fortuguese without there being any

corresponding suggestion for the inclusion of an Indian

nominated member. They are fully aware of the back-

ground to this suggestion, but say that it would help

them to soothe the Government of India if the words

"e.g. Indian" could be deleted from the last sentence

of paragraph 31 of the despatch before it is published.

The deletion of these words does not in any way alter

the sense of the sentence and we should be grate;

you would consider accepting the suggesti

agree, send us a new original of you

155 of the 25th August, 1949 w

omitted, for substituti

official file.

The

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