CO129-568-8 Naval Volunteer and Defence Ordinance- 1938- draft bill 10-2-1938 - 12-6-1939 — Page 41

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

3.

We suggest that you should

substitute for paragraph 3 of the

schedule a provision on the lines

indicated above, and delete

paragraphs 4(b), 5(c) and (d). A

clause might also be added saying

that when the Act authorises penal

servitude, imprisonment for life of

any term not less than three years

FURTHER ACTION.

shall be authorised.

Alternatively,

equivalent

some other term aqui to penal

servitude could be used, e.g.

"long term imprisonment", the two

years imprisonment being called

"short term imprisonment". In

*(9)

this case section 53(8) might want

adapting to cover long term

(7 on the

1937 file)

imprisonment.

4.

The Secretary of State's

confidential (3) despatch of the 9th

of February should have enclosed

С

a Rok whit accom Colonial Office letter to the

(2 on the 1937 file)

Admiralty of the 13th of July, 1937,

but

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