CONFIDENTIAL
NO 2
His Highness Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Sir
With reference to Your Note of today's date which in.
translation reads as follows:
I have the honour to refer to the Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation concluded today between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the State of Brunei and to the discussions that have taken place between Your Highness and Her Majesty's Government concerning the continued provision of assistance in relation to judicial matters. The following conclusions were reached in the course
of these discussions:
1. The arrangements at present in effect under which the Government of Hong Kong makes the Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong available to Your Highness for the purpose of staffing the High Court and the Court of Appeal of Brunei will continue as hitherto:provided that the arrangements will terminate forthwith if at any time the United Kingdom ceases to be responsible for the government
of Hong Kong.
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