CO129-591-17 Liberation of Hong Kong- instructions to Mr Gimson- proposed civil administrator 10-8-1945 - 21-9-1945 — Page 60

Opinion

I have the Thite table advise:

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1.

What courses is the Attorney General sir Grenville Alabaster litely to advice,

Colonial hr 515 on prior to internment te eftir

seer etary

edwinsleting the Government of Home to take assuming they were both released.

i- Race laim Martial Law.

i.Data.

Under Art. 14 of tt helters

Patent in the absence of the Governor

and

Lt Governo

and otpuld

the colonial secretary

is under a sky assume the functions of Government. not unreasonable to suppose tat

It is

be will be advised to do this centers

(already

possibly Martial haw or Military Administration had been proclaimed

Yey

chinese or

American commander.

In this event the fact it at the

Supreme

command

and, 30 far as it

was rested in another

was necessary for military exigencies,

the Government,

might induce the Attorney Geneval

to advise the colonial secretary

to refrain from assumin functi

and dutter

povernor

។

iti

but on the atter

hand it might be well be argued

in this evert it is di

itiat even in

clear duty of the colonial secretary.

to assume

voure it's duty & function's

내

사

could

on

So

Governor so far

Carry item

2. It is assumed that the

Cocorial secretar; with

to do so

a will eco

be adring

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