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Sir H Norman-Walker KCMG OBE
Colonial Secretary
Hong Kong
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Thank you for keeping us in touch with developments
in connection with the Trade Union Registration
(Amendment) Bill your telegrams numbers 130 and 133.
I am now enclosing for your records two copies of a
note of the meeting we had with the TUC on 5 January.
George Foggon was away at the time and it was most
fortunate therefore that Goodwin and Allen were able
to attend the meeting.. We have heard no more from
the TUC but in case they return to the charge we
should be grateful if you could let us have your
comments on the points they have raised.
You expressed some doubts, incidentally, in your
telegram No about the propriety of supplying the TUC
with a copy of the revised text of the Bill. I should
like to put your mind at rest about this. As I think
you know, both the TUC and the CBI are represented on
an official committee the Overseas Labour Consultative
Committee
which sits under the chairmanship of Lord which han
Lothian and whose terms of reference are as follows:-
"To discuss and, where appropriate, make recommendations
on such matters as may from time to time be referred to
it concerning Britain's Overseas Aid Programme in the
labour field and remaining responsibilities in that
field in the dependent territories; the scope of the
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