CO129-533-8 Validity of marriages performed in foreign consulates 14-2-1931 - 20-2-1931 — Page 3

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Mr. Bushe.

The Foreign Office spoke to me about this. They are auxious to return an Early reply to the Belgian Embassy and I promised to do what I could to Expedite the matter.

May we

have

your

advice

please?

SHasleriss

17/2/31.

/ theirs un had better send the FO. a copy of Auce No. 7 of 1875 + No. 14 of 1926, and reply on the lives of M. Smith's Muinte of 16/2/31 with my prucel alterations - omitting the words in space brackets.

"Wilton

Hom

I think it is better to substitute Kone" for "Elsewhers" in the last livi

ofther pruultimate paragraphs of M. Smith's minute, & lean it at that.

What like to see the draft letter.

17/2/31

Draft

but it seems ve

14. Duncan

comon. In times of per. Duncan's minute)

reasonably

Eleas

Alder

that a "marriage" celobratest by in

invalid Ent inve

Belgian anal would be not arly in

an offense under H. K. Ord. 79 1875. lection 5 of that and. fflies Whennes my person

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