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Minister of State
Secretary of State
Your Reference...........
DRAFT MENTER
TOP SECRET
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1.6·67
Sir David Trench, KCMG.
MC.
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When we got back here I wrote a minute to Joe Garner recounting the substance of the talk
we had with you and the C. B. F. just before our departure last Thursday. I enclose a copy of this minute, which you may wish either to keep
or to destroy, as you think best. But if there
is anything in it which you feel is wrongly put,
please let me know.
From the minute you will see that Ministers decided last week to set up a small Committee of
officials, under Cabinet Office auspices, to
consider policy in respect of Hong Kong. I think
Ministers had in mind that the Committee should
essentially consider what our policy should be
in the longer term; but it seems to us
inevitable that the Committee will also have to
consider some at any rate of the shorter term
issues as well. As soon as the Committee has
been got together and its terms of reference
settled, we will let you have more details. We
shall also in all probability have to seek
information and guidance from you or Michael Gass
on several of the things the Committee will be
considering.
One of the subjects on which our present
information is not as extensive as I should like
it to be is the position with regard to essential
or unld be very helpful to us y supplies in Hong Kong. Could you therefore let you could ter
there further us have as soon as possible some details, which
should include the stocks available in the
Colony, your normal sources of supply, and your best estimate of alternative sources of supply
should