CO129-604-5 Immigration- control over entry from China 4-3-1948 - 6-1-1949 — Page 8

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the alleged prescriptive right of the Chinese and should also be asked. whether they would now agree, in view of the past Immigration and Deportation Legislation of Hong Kong, quoted by Mr. McPetrie in the Appendix to his Memorandum, that the Chinese have acquired no prescriptive right to enter or settle in Hong Kong.

3. We should now send Mr. Scott, with reference to (11) on the 1947 file, a copy of (1) and its enclosures (several times referred to in

Mr. McPetrie's Memorandum), 2 copies of the Memorandum itself and a short letter on the lines suggested by Mr. McPetrie.

4. We might also send a copy of the Memorandum to Mr. MacDougall, referring to the last sentence of (3) and noting that the memorandum has been referred to the Foreign Office for their further views as suggested in the last paragraph of the Memorandum proper on page 7.

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I submit drafts accordingly.

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6. State Papers volumes XXX, XXXI and VIII, which contain the Treaties referred to, are with me at present.

7. (5) and its enclosures calls for no action from us.

8. When the file is available it should go to Lt. Col. Darby to whom I have explained the present position. He has what for it reference the first

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