Miss Ruston
Mayle
Dear
TELEGRAM
HONG KONG
54439
53
1
Your telegram No.771
Privileges and immunities enjoyed
by officials of U.N.R.R.A. in U.K. derive
from specific legislation and are confined
to representatives of member Governments
on the Council of U.N.R.R.A. and a strictly
limited number of senior officials who
are eligible to receive the same kind
of treatment as envoys of sovereign
powers accredited to his Majesty. Such
privileges are conferred by Orders in
water
Council made in the Diplomatic Privileges
Extension Act of 1944..
2
Any question of granting similar
privileges to U.N.R.R.A. officials in
Hong Kong would have to depend upon
passage of similar mabling legislation
in Hong Kong.
3 Scale of privileges including tax
exemption varies with grade of official.
4
Subject to your views I would
!
recommend that Acting Director of U.N.R.R.A.
should be informed that his representations
have been carefully considered but that
it is regretted that U.N.R.R.A. staff in
cannor
Hong Kong would be granted tax exemption.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.