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FURTHER ACTION.

Dear Mr. Wraight,

19 December,

December, 1946.

Please refer to your letter T22632/

148/373 dated 10th December, and to

Mr. Light's letter of the 21st October,

about diplomatic privileges for U.N.R.R.A.

in Hong Kong.

We presume that the existing position

in regard to the grant of privileges in

Hong Kong is precisely the same as the

position in this country prior to the

1945 Order-in-Council which was made under

the Diplomatic Privileges (Extension) Act,

1944 and which gave effect to U.N.R.R.A.

Resolutions 32, 34 and 36; that is to

say that the decision as to whether these

privileges and immunities should be

granted in Hong Kong is a matter for the

local legislature.

In view of the modification of

U.N.R.R.A. requirements, we are now

prepared to ask the Governor to bring

the matter before the legislature, with

suitable reference to what has been done

in this country, and for this purpose I should

when you have any commenting on be glad to know that the accompanying

draft savingram to the Governor meets with

your apprOVĖŠŲ –

A N Yours sincerely,

cerely