CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949 — Page 22

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new limits of territorial waters which we claim and to amend the local Interpretation Ordinance to conform with them. It would certainly seem that unless the limits claimed were known toaall concerned the risk of incidents would remain and if the Interpretation Ordinance were not amended difficulty might also arise over the application of Hong Kong ordinances. (The doubt would, for instance, remain whether such ordinances applied in the waters off the coast of Lantao bout which the Governor enquires in his telegram.) These are points on which we should of course consult the Governor but I should be grateful if you would give your views on them in replying to this letter.

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I am writing similarly to Cardo of the

Admiralty.

Yours sincerely,

(gd) R. E. Radford.