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Draft Telegram to:- HỒNG KÔNG No.1342 (Date) 31/7.
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Gerald de Basto, Chairman of Hong Kong Bar Association, has sent identical letters dated 8 July to Secretary of State and Lord Shepherd seeking appointments with them during first or second week in August to discuss various matters most of which have been raised by the Association on previous occasions (see Secretary of State's Savingram 1564 of 17 August, 1965). He also wishes to raise question of unofficial appointments to Legislative and Executive Councils.
2.Grateful if you will cause de Basto to be informed in reply to his letters that Secretary of State will be unable to see him but that Lord
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Shepherd will be glad to meet him at 100 hrs on 9. August
3. Grateful to know whether de Basto will be accompanied by any other members of the Hong Kong Bar Association and if so who those members will be.
4. For your information we are hoping to be able to arrange for your Attorney General to attend the meeting together with Secretary of State's legal
adviser.
Issue AMS 31.7.68.
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