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Mr Wilford
CONFIDENTIAL
STERLING AGREEMENTS:
HONG KONG
1. I telephoned the Governor, as arranged, about the Treasury's
Press Notice today on sterling. I explained that we were proposing
to inform Hong Kong that we had got in touch with him. He agreed
with this and asked us to convey a message indicating his willing-
ness to take the matter up during his talks in London next week
on the basis of such briefing as Hong Kong provide.
He also
asked that we should make arrangements to get the text of the
Press Notice and the message to the Hong Kong Government to
Mr Haddon Cave, who, as ill luck would have it, is already on his
way back to ilong Kong. HKIOD have all of this in hand.
2. I emphasised to Sir Murray Maclehose that we were, of course,
at his disposal between now and his coming into the office for
talks next week.
kim Rudell
PHR Marshall
6 September 1973
cc:
Private Secretary
PS to Mr Royle
PS to PUS
Sir Duncan Watson
Mr Wright
Mr Crowson (HKIOD)
Mr Cambridge (FRD)
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2 M. PW.
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