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to guarantee the safety of two officers whom we
would wand from Hong Kong for the purpose and
send the necessary instructions to the Governor
in Macao and their Consulate-General in Hong
Kong. The mechanics could be worked out in Hong
Kong no muggested in paragraph 2 of Hong Kong
telegram No. 970. We shall base this approach
on the assurances given by the Portuguese
Ambassador in London to är. Rodgers on 8 June
(my telegram to Lisbon No. 621). We shall also
ask them to arrange for the packing and despatch
of personal affects and remind them that Ioms
was given an oral assurance by the Governor that
compensation would be paid for any damage.
will thank the Portuguese for the Encas Govern-
ment's help in transferring the Permit Office
files to Hong Kong (Hong Kong telegram No. 944).
3. In answer to press queries if it becomes
known that locally engaged staff have been paid sff, you should say that a decision about the
future of the post will be taken when conditions
have improved. Meanwhile, since the post has
been temporarily elsand, the locally engaged
staff have been paid off.
Bubject to your views we see no, repeat no,
advantage in appointing an honorary Consul.
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