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8 OCT1975
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 767 OF 7 OCTOBER.
FROM SIR DUNCAN WATSON.
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YOUR TELS NOS 992 AND 993: MEMBERSHIP OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 1. ON BALANCE, I AM INCLINED TO AGREE WITH YOUR OWN VIEW THAT THE ADVANTAGE LIES IN NOT (REPEAT NOT) MAKING THE STATEMENT IN YOUR SECOND TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, I APPRECIATE THAT IT IS INTENDED
TO ANTICIPATE AND ENCOURAGE THINKING TOWARDS CHANGE IN THE
SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 1 AM AFRAID, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROPOSED STATEMENT COULD BE MISINTERPRETED, AT LEAST IN CERTAIN QUARTERS HERE, AS A STATEMENT OF THE REASONS FOR MINIMUM CHANGE (AND VERY CAUTIOUS EVOLUTION): 1 THEREFORE CONCLUDE, LIKE YOU, THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO MAKE A STATEMENT AS
AND WHEN ACTION IS TAKEN.
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LEGAL ADVISERS
MR.MALE SIR-D. WATSON
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