CYPHER/CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1614
RAPARS/6 (4)
TO HONG KONG
29 NOVEMBER 1968 (MF)
CONFIDENTIAL.
FOR CASPERTHWAITE,
MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 1282.
AS EXPLAINED IN MY TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, TRANSACTIONS IN
HONG KONG DOLLAR BONDS AFFECT FIGURES APPEARING IN ROUTINE STATIST-
ICAL TABLES AND REFERENCE WAS MADE IN SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF QUOTE
ECONOMIC TRENDS UNQUOTE TO PURCHASE OF BONDS UNDER THIS FACILITY,
2. DECENRER ISSUE OF BANK OF ENGLAND'S QUARTERLY BULLETIN
WILL INCLUDE BRIEF REFERENCE TO SUPERSESSION OF JUNE ARRANGE-
MENTS BY NEW STERLING AGREEMENT AND REDEMPTION FOR STERLING OF
HONG KONG DOLLAR BONDS PURCHASED IN JUNE. AS BEFORE, NO AMOUNT
WILL BE MENTIONED,
3. PLEASE TREAT AS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL PUBLICATION OF BULLETIN
PROBABLY ON 11 DECEMBER.
STEWART
FILE S H.K.D. F.P.A.D.
MR. MORETON
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