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IMMEDIATE
CYPHER/CAT A
GRPS 100
FM HONG KONG 26065ZZ
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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 814 OF 26.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELEGRAM 723.
HK K14/17
JULY, 1973. INFO IMMEDIATE
LAST
REF.
REF.
GODBER.
IN VIEW OF YOUR COMMENT, THE DRAFT BILL IS BEING AMENDED BEFORE PUBLICATION TO COVER THE SURRENDER OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. THE TIMING
OF ITS INTRODUCTION INTO THE PASSAGE THROUGH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
WILL STAND.
2,
POWER TO ORDER SURRENDER WILL BE GIVEN TO MAGISTRATES, NOT
TO THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, WHICH FULLY MEETS THE POINT MADE IN THE FINAL PARAGRAPH OF YOUR TELEGRAM 689.
3. THE TEXT OF THE FIRST PRESS RELEASE CONTAINED IN MY TELEGRAM 895
WILL BE SUITABLY ALTERED TO REFLECT THIS.
FCO PASS IMMEDIATE TO HONG KONG
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