CO129-541-1 Piracy- case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong 29-7-1932 - 3-2-1933 — Page 49

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Dear Bushe,

RECEIVED

10 AUG 1932

COL.OFFICE

50

10th August, 1932.

82826/31

(24)

Hong Kong Piracy.

We have now received the Opinion of the Law

Officers of the Crown and Mr. Wilfrid Lewis on the Case

a draft of which was referred to you in May last. The

Law Officers specially directed that the Case should also

be submitted to Lewis. I enclose a copy of the Opinion

and, to complete your papers, a copy of a memorandum by

Fitzmaurice of the Foreign Office which, at Beckett's

suggestion

Law Officers.

was included with the papers laid before the

You will see that the Law Officers advise a special

reference to the Privy Council under the Act of 1833, and that

they have settled the terms of it. Is this a matter which

you will take up?

H.G. Bushe, Esq., C.M.G.,

Colonial Office,

Downing Street,

S.W.1.

McC/EMC

Yours sincerely,