CO129-504-11 Chinese communist inspired conspiracies- banishment of political revolutionary agitators 24-3-1927 - 20-7-1927 — Page 11

DRAFT

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

Secret.

Downing Street,

July, 1927.

GOVERNOR.

Sir,

With reference to the corres-

Tel.fr.Gov.to S.of S.29th April.

Tel.fr.S.of S. to Gov. 17th May.

Gov.to S.of S.

30th April.

pondence noted in the margin, I have

the honour to inform you that I have

given close consideration to the question

of amending the law in the Straits

Settlements and the Federated Malay States

in order to provide powers for the

banishment of persons who are found to be

acting propagandists of Communist or

Anarchist doctrines, even though their

activities may not be directed against

their own Governments or the British Government.

As I informed you in my telegram of the 17th

May, I was unable to arrange for the

discussion of this question at the Colonial

Office Conference.

2.

I am advised that as the law stands

at