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Morse had suggested to him that the Social Welfare Associations

should also have an 'elected' member in the Legislature.

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The details of how this member was to be elected would

have to be worked out and might possibly present

difficulties.

At a later date the Governor said

that although he had proposed that two of the members

of the Legislative Council should come from the

Urban Council, he was prepared to increase that

number to 3. Paskin did not mention this point

to you in his previous letter as we thought that

on the time table we then had in view Grantham

himself would follow up these points on his return

to Hong Kong. The curtailment of his leave, however,

makes it desirable to mention them now. The point

has been further discussed with him in the light of

your letter, and we are agreed that there should be

an increase of one in the number of unofficial members, and the S.DA.

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amed on the whole prefer

that this

Whether this should be secured by way of indirect

election by the Social Welfare Associations, or by

the election' of an additional member from the Urban

District Council is a point on which we should await

It imed appean. We are agreed

final recommendations in due course.

however, that if an additional unofficial member is

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elected it will be sufficient for the Governor to

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have a casting vote only as suggested in the second

Indeed, it might be paragraph of your letter. In the event, however, Of deniable to increase the number of official there being an additional unofficial elected members

ensure that a sufficient we-donclude that the unofficial members would not

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number of votes could be relied upon to want to press for an additional nominated member as-

support the Govt. on

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member

were "elected"

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"nominated"

politico-international" issued.

5. Turning to the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs

of your letter, we gather from Grantham that he sent

you a copy of the letter which Mr. Cook sent to him

on the 26th July. That letter made it clear that

the "Secretary of State was anxious to ensure that

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