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Sir D. Watson
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GOVERNOR HONG KONG
(date)
Personal for Governor from Watson.
MIPT and your telegram No 179: SENIOR AP POINTMENTS
1. On the question of Roberts' eligibility for
appointment as Chief Justice the next time round, the formula in paragraph 2 of my telegram under reference has been carefully worked out by the
Legal Advisers and could, if Roberts attaches
importance to the point, be included in the formed
offering him lettere appointment. For your personal information the reason for not being more forthcoming is that a Colonial Secretary might, during his tenure of office
personally conduct himself in some manner that
rendered him ineligible for consideration.
also be involved in some exceptional matter of Government business which could conceivably render
his subsequent appointment as Chief Justice
inappropriate because as Colonial Secretary he was
/necessarily
He might