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Camden No.5 $1945 (1) on 19222/12/15

Copy

enclosed in

1. Lt. Col. D. A. Price White (M.P.)

Mr Hall

Mn Howard - Drake

13-1-50

2

9

I attack a

dift letter to Lt. Col

Prie White for Mn Rees Williams' signature. It has I fear been somewhat delayed in

attempt to find the present state of affaris

to the H.K. Government Order

An

with

regard

referred to in the letter. According to Legal Library (In Nowington) the Cerder lapsed When not specifically continued by a proclamation issued on 1st April 1946; the proclamation however contrived certain specified defence regulations and all

Corders made

under them but did not

&

Specify the Orders. As the defence regulation under which G.N. No. 5 is not specified in the Order (see copy in (1) on 19222/12/45)

it seems & me

difficult to

Say

that it will be

very

with certainty, without legal advice, whether the Order was contrived or not. I understand that

it is a rule

a rule of the Office not to give legal advice of members of the public (and for this purpose I imagine that an M.P.

should be considered

a

member of the

public) and in the circumstances I suggest

late the live in the dift.

that we