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At a meeting of the Hong Kong Group under Sir Arthur lsworthy's chairmanship, which was held on July 12, it was agreed that an information unit should be set up under my chairmanship to co-ordinate all aspects of information work designed to strengthen the position of the Hong Kong Government in its present difficulties. It was left to me to organise the composition and activities of this unit, which will report to Sir Arthur Galsworthy although this arrangement does not prejudice the submission of reports within the Foreign Office.
2. I should like to hold the first meeting in the Conference Room on the 8th floor of Riverwalk House at 3.30 p.m. on Monday 17 July.
3.
I invite the following to attend:-
Mr. J.B. Denson, Far Eastern Department.
Mr. A.W. Gaminara, Hong Kong and West Indian
Department.
Mr. G.S. Littlejohn-Cook, J.I.P.G.D.
Col. Wilde, Ministry of Defence.
Mr. C. Wilson, I.R.D.
4.
A representative of News Department.
I propose for the first mooting the following agenda:-
i)
A statement of the problem, i.e. the definition
of our terms of reference;
ii)
A statement and review of the existing structuro and chains of command;
iii)
5.
A preliminary discussion of targets and thomos and the media appropriato for each.
For the time being I.R.D. will provide the socretary for the meeting.
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THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN RETAINED
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3 (4) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 1958
(J. H. Peck)
14 July, 1967.
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