CO129-604-5 Immigration- control over entry from China 4-3-1948 - 6-1-1949 — Page 40

For 54064/48

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One

15334/64/48.

Sanctuary Buildings,

Great Smith Street,

S.7.1.

22 september, 1948,

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Dear Hooper,

I enclose a copy of a despatch dated 14the July addressed by the Governor of Hong Kong to His) Majesty's Ambassador at Nanking, about the Chinese counter-draft of the proposed Gamercial Treaty wi

China.

2. I also enclose a copy of Sevingram k☛:33 (Socket) of the 2nd September from the High Dommissioner for the Poderation or Malaya about the saĽAJ subject. copy of telegram No.320, referred to thereẩn, accompanied letter No.15314/64/47 which .A. Norrip wrote, to Summercoale on the 2nd of April, 1947 referring to › Board of Trade Fricial letter C.R.118/47 of 26th

February to Forcima Office.

3.

Clause 72(3) of the federation of Malaya Agreement (contained in as second Bohedule to the Federation of Kalaya Order in-Council, 1948, Saits and fre S. Z. 1948 No.108) referred te ragraph 3 of the enclosed

savingrm is as followsë

"(3) It shall be the particulần duty of the High Co:missioner to consult the Conference of Rulers from time to time, upon the immigration policy of the Puderal Government, and, in paripular, when any major change in such policy is contemplated by the Fogéral Government and ir suoh majo change is objected to by the Conference of Rulers,

and agrgament aɑnnot be reached between the Conference

tulere and the High Commissioner the Federal Government shall be referred to

of

propagals

H.C. HOOPER, Bog.

Legislative

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