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2. THE ADDITION OF CLAUSE 1(3) WAS AGREED DURING YOUR VISIT TO LONDON LAST MONTH. IT IS INTENDED TO GIVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN DECIDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE ORDER WOULD COME INTO FORCE. CLAUSE 2(1) INCLUDES THE DEFINITION 'THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG''- SO THAT LATER REFERENCES MAY READ SIMPLY ''THE GOVERNOR'' THE PHRASE "THAT MAY BE VESTED IN' SEEMS PREFERABLE TO THAT MAY BE GRANTED BY'' SINCE WE ARE IN FACT CREATING A NEW POWER TO GRANT LEASES. WE HAVE SUBSTITUTED ''ANY SUCH INDETERMINATE LEASE'' FOR ''SUCH A LEASE" IN THE INTERESTS OF PRECISION.

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3. WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE WORDING FOR CLAUSE 4 PROPOSED IN PARA. 1 OF YOUR TELNO 1071.

4. FULL TEXT OF THE LATEST REVISED DRAFT WILL FOLLOW IN NEXT CLASSIFIED BAGS TO YOU AND PEKING.

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