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ALMEDIATE CYPHER CAT À
FM FCO 141753Z
CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 516 OF 14 JULY.
M.I.P.T. FOLLOWING FROM WILFORD.
YOUR SAVING DESPATCH 10,496.
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1. | MUCH REGRET THAT OWING TO AN OVERSIGHT HERE YOUR SAVING DESPATCH DID.NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION UNTIL RECEIPT OF MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WITH A RECORD OF YOUR DECISION IN COUNCIL OF
29 JUNE,
2. GRATEFUL TO LEARN WHEN BILL WAS PUBLISHED AND WHEN IT IS PROPOSED IT SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
3. WE FULLY APPRECIATE THAT IN CONSIDERING THIS BILL IT WAS NECESSARY FOR YOU TO BEAR IN MIND THE PROVISIONS OF THE UK IMMIGRATION BILL NOW BEFORE PARLIAMENT. HOWEVER, WE SHALL NOT KNOW THE FINAL FORM OF THE UK LEGISLATION UNTIL AT THE EARLIEST THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST WHEN PARLIAMENT 13 EXPECTED TO RISE, IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES 1 VERY MUCH HOPE THAT YOU WILL FEEL ABLE TO ACREE TO DEFER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE HONG KONG BILL UNTIL THE POSITION OVER THE UK LEGISLATION IS CLEAR WHEN WE SHALL OF COURSE LET YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER, COMMENTS ON YOUR REVISED BILL.
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