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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 225 OF 24 MARCH.
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: WATSON'S LETTER OF 17 MARCH.
1.
THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE LABOUR PARTY WROTE TO ME
ON 20 MARCH AS FOLLOWS:-
QUOTE THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT ITS LAST MEETING
HAD BEFORE IT PAPERS RELATING TO THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG.
DURING THE DISCUSSION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG AND
THE NEED TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION. IT WAS FELT THAT IN
THE MEANTIME INFORMATION SHOULD BE OBTAINED ABOUT THE
MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF WIDENING ITS BASE.
2.
THE EXECUTIVE SUBSEQUENTLY AGREED THAT WE SHOULD ASK
YOU WHEN THE NEXT APPOINTMENTS WOULD BE MADE TO THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND WHO THEY ARE LIKELY TO BE.UNQUOTE.
За GRAFEFUL FOR EARLY ADVICE ON MY REPLY,
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PS TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
SIR D WATSON
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