CO129-543-4 Piracy- Case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong and others 10-2-1933 - 2-3-1934 — Page 47

Dear McCombe,

19

August, 1933.

Piracy iure gentium.

Thank you for your letter of the

8th August, enclosing drafts of a letter for my

Secretary of State to send to the Clerk of the

Privy Council, and of the subsequent Order-in-Council.

I agree with these drafts, and that they

The

should be submitted to the Attorney-General.

last paragraph on page 2, I think, should start:

"Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister is of opinion that....."

I also think it would be better if you wrote to the

Attorney, but you may think it desirable to let him

know that I have seen the drafts and an in agreement

with them.

As regards the Crder-in-Council, this

really ought to be drawn up by the Clerk to the Council,

and I think, when the time comes, I shall have to send

the draft to Neish in a semi-official letter of a

F.W.W.McCombe, Esq.

diplomatic