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GOVERNOR, HONG KONG EIVED.
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..(date). 12 AUG 1967.
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Personal for Gass from Minister of State,
Lord Shepherd.
In Hall's letter of 8 August it was tentatively suggested that I might visit Hong Kong in mid-October.
I am,
however,
wondering whether an earlier visit might be helpful especially from the point of view of
morale in Hong Kong.
2.
As you will appreciate I have recently assumed responsibility for Hong Kong as well
as the other dependent territories, and I am naturally following developments there with
interest.
If it would help I would be willing to pay you a visit in, say, a week's time in order to see the problems on the spot and to meet the officers (e.g. police) engaged in
current operations.
3. Such a visit could be wrapped up
presentationally so that it would appear I was
visiting Hong Kong as part of a general visit to the Far East. For example, I could visit
Singapore en route to Hong Kong.
4. Grateful for your assessment as to whether
about
a visit in say a week's time would be likely
to cause any difficulties in Betol HELPFUL OR WALETNER VISIT / AS PLACED
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in HALL's live
every
best wish
wish.
MALCOLM SHEPHERD
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