CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 176

of overt acts of sedition, and it is

especially as a preventive measure

that the Hongkong Government wants these

powers.

Draft/consideration herewith.

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I presume you have no collection

of Indian laws &

could not

the question,

What

power if any,

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of India pomers to deport-

British subjects without a

sudicial inquiry?

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to order any

India).

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without mentioning this

Exact origin of our interests in

the molten find out from

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India Office Library what the

to the above quelin is?

GG

31.5.15

bait for

Sir G. Grindle.

We possess a collection of Unrepealed General Indian Acts, together with a comprehensive Index thereto, but I cannot trace any Act that will answer your query.

The "Foreigners" Act of 1864, which in other circumstances might have met the case, excludes natural børn British subjects from the operation of any of its provisions. (See sec 1 of Act in annexed file

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Reprint No.2).

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