CO129-543-4 Piracy- Case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong and others 10-2-1933 - 2-3-1934 — Page 36

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Mr.

Bushe.

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Mr.

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

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COLIN SMITH, ESQ., M.V.O., O.R.E.

(Privy Council Office).

643-

Downing Street.

16 October, 1933.

Dear Colin Smith,

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There is a letter going from

The Secretary of State to the Lord

President of the Council asking for

a special reference under Section 4

of the Judicial Committee Act in re-

Draft Order in Council.

lopy whoulence, to Mr Mc krube.

Copy to Treasury Solicitor.

gard to certain questions about

piracy in the Far East. The whole

matter has been under the consider-

ation of the Attorney General, and

while we were about it we took the

opportunity of drafting an Order in

Council which seemed to us to be

suitable. Now I know that this is

a matter for you, and I have no

desire to intrude, but as the Order

has been drafted, I am sending you

a copy in the hope that you will see

your way to adopt it. In any case

you will appreciate that the

question