Registry
No. HKK 14/8 DRAFT
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Secret.
Copadential. Restricted.
Unclassified.
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
19 NOV1969
To:-
lettin
Brigadie's R.G.
Leuthwaite
Colonial secretorn
Type 1 +
From
MAS
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
P_ &c
ميع
>
letter
tong Kong.
Thank you for (63) mm (R1/2201/69 of 11 hovember about the apard
your
of the title "Royal"
to the Aing Kong Police forces.
2 The answers of both
queries is contained
and
your the following.
afformal submission, signed
by the secretory of thate for toregi tommonwealth Affairs (the Rt How. Michael Stewart, CH, MP) and dated 5 harch 1969. requesting that the title "Royal" be accorded to the
Police and duxilising
Hong Kong Police Police forces
and
a
that Has Ra
for Royal
Highness Princess Alexandra be appointed honorary Commandant General of the two forces ther Royal Highness having indicated that the would be pleased to
pressed to accept- such an appointment if ther majesty so approved)
was duly approved
by Her Majesty the Queen
(118281) Dd. 391599 1,500M 2/69 Aw.
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