CO129-609-4 Future policy- draft proclamation for moratorium on unsettled debts 24-8-1945 - 22-2-1947 — Page 20

To ....p

Bong Kon.

For dsspatch by

sur Office

DRAFT TELEIRAM.

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The Colonial Office have stuuioɑ the

draft Froclamations, copies of which were left with

them immediately before your departure, and maka

the following suggestionmi –

(1)

Offenses against forcon Proclams tien. (Copy

given by Strickland to Kastins on the 22nd August).

artiole 3 (b) suggest mit werds quote without

lawful excuse unquote.

article 5 (8).

Delete semicolon after

quote demonstration unquote.

srtiole > (1). Suggest transfer this

paragraph to Article 4.

Artigle 5 (b). Substitute quote

proclamation unquote for quote suaeument unquote.

article 6. Supply missing worɑs after quote

exceeding unquote in penultimate line.

unless already sovura by Defence iegulations

suggest insertion in artiale à of paragraph on

lines of section 3 (h) of mulayan Offences

Proclamation relating to damage or interference

with or interception of communications.

(11)

MALA LAVT Courts Proclamation. (Copy given.

by trickland to Hastings on 22nd August).

artiola 13. ling 10. Substitute quote

article unquote for quote section unquote.

article 14.

substitute quote finin ani

sentence unquote fer quote uecision unquote.

Article 23.

Insert worús to olear acubt

whether a confirming authority may interfere with

un sequittal fer instance tơ quashin order al

directin retrial.

ve you require provision stating which

to be preferred when circumstances constitute

oliunow against both proclamation and oruinary Law?

/(111)

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