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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR BERMUDA TELNO PERSONAL 19 OF 28 FEB. 1973 YOUR TELEGRAM NO PERSONAL 15: APPOINTMENT OF SOLICITOR-GENERAL, HONG KONG,
1. SIR BRYAN ROBERTS HAS DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT OFFERED TO HIM IN THIS COUNTRY. WE BELIEVE HIS DECISION TO BE FINAL.
2. THIS IS A PITY. WE ARE REVIEWING OTHER POSSIBILITIES AND WILL LET YOU HAVE OUR SUGGESTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN VIEW OF THIS SETBACK, DO YOU WISH TO REVIEW THE POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL CANDIDATE?
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SIR D. WATSON
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MR. FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS