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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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DRAFT LETTER
To:-
His Excellency
Sir David Trench,
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GCMG., MC.,
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Government House,
HONG KONG
..In Confidence
Type 1 +
From
W.S. Carter
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Thank you for seeing Wright while he was
in Hong Kong and for your letter of 16 April
about your talk with him.
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It is a little puzzling that he should
have asked for the collection of a lot of
economic statistics in this connection;
might suggest that he has not altogether
understood what he has been asked to do.
John Moreton and I will have a talk with him
when he gets back to this country, with a view
to finding out what extra information he
considers he needs and why he wants it.
This should clear up any misunderstanding about
the task he has been set. If any points remain
that need to be considered with you, they could
be dealt with when John Moreton visits Hong Kong
in June with Lord Shepherd.
You need have no fear that Wright's part in
all this is holding up consideration of the
long term report. He is only concerned with
the likely follow-up action envisaged in the
report. The Secretary of State has now
approved the report and it has been circulated
to members of the Hong Kong Ministerial
Committee. No date has yet been fixed for its
consideration, but we expect it to be taken in
the course of a week or two. We think it likely
that thereafter it will be presented to the
Defence and Oversea Policy Committee.
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