Mr. Murray
Hong Kong Department,
K. 245
Reference....
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Please refer to your minute of the 15th September.
I have placed opposite a copy of the draft Rules and of my
letter of today's date to Mr. Bourne of the Lord Chancellor's
The last mentioned gives in outline the drill which
Office.
has to be gone through.
It is essential that we ascertain from Hong Kong the date
on which the Instrument should come into operation. I under-
stand that the printing of the draft Rules will take about a
week. There would therefore be time to send to the Governor
a copy of the draft Instrument. I suggest we do so and ask
him to telegraph as soon as practicable the date on which the
and, also, **/any
?
Instrument should come into operation /any comments he may
have on the draft.
I. I. Guchley
(I. H. Cruchley)
1 October 1969.
Room 44/4, Downing Street West,
Main B, Ext. 1201.
LABT
REF.
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REAT
Rat.