CO129-539-2 Nguyen ai Quoc- arrangements for deportation 29-1-1932 - 31-1-1933 — Page 128

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with a shipping order ander section 6 to place him on a

ship sailing for England. A guarantee of safety for

control of movements after he left the Colony could not,

however, be given by the long Kong Government. The

Governor added that there was reason to believe that

if such action were taken it would lead to the with-

drawal of the appeal, olaim for Bosts, damages eto. He

enquired whether such action was approved. and if so,

any special conditions should be imposed.

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Copy of that telegram was communicated to the

Foreign Office and the Home affice and on 8th October

the Secretary of State telegraphed to the Governor

that he would be glad to know the precise grounds on whion the Courts granted Nguyen ai quoc leave to

appeal to the Privy Council. He added that the Home

Office were the most unlikely to agree to Nguyen

coming to England, and suggested that it would suffice

if Nguyen were released and permitted to make some

arrangements for leaving the Colony within a prescribed

period. If the Governor agreed, the Secretary of

State would consult the Foreign Office with a view to

removing possible objections by the French.

On 12th Jctober the Governor replied explaining

the grounds on which leave to appeal to the Privy Council

hud been granted, and said that it would be sufficient

so far as the Hong Kong Government was concerned, if

Nguyen were released and allowed to make his own arrange

ments to leave the Colony within a given time. The

Governor thought, however, that it should be made a

condition (which Nguyen would probably accept) that ne

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