Reference.....

Mr. Mayay (FED) Mr. belford

Zmalning

a

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5

regret

The delay in

reply to the

periodic despatch.

Generally

Governor's

tr

at (1) reporting

on Hong Kong affairs

period February, 1968

There despatches which are

fixed intervals (although

in the

May, 1969.

sent at no

twice a

year has been suggested) are

usually printed, together with the

The last exchanges

ame

al

reply.

(1)

and (14)

on

frenion's pas.

St-

has not been

easy

to draft

2.

a reply to

matter-of-fact-

a

report

and

we

have found

little

ourselves

short of

ideas as

to

3.

S

Yes

Mr

how it might be tackled.

submit for approval of the

draft reply below

approval to print

nicomię

and for

to print both the

and out-going despatches.

In Colonial office practice

such

exchanges

were usually

handled

ал

Under Secretary level

and thr

wowed

Seem

to be consistent (wer2

F.c.o. practice as set and in the

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