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TO PRIORITY F C O TEL NO 551 OF 1 JUNE
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PAS PASS)
FOR O'KEEFFEE FROM FORD.
WE INTEND TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING AT 5 P. M. HONG KONG TIME
4TH JUNE:
'' THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, SIR DENYS ROBERTS WILL LEAVE HONG KONG FOR U.K. THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING. SIR DENYS WILL SPEND ABOUT ONE WEEK IN LONDON HOLDING TALKS WITH OFFICIALS OF THE HONG KONG AND INDIAN OCEAN DEPARTMENT OF THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
ON MATTERS OF CURRENT INTEREST
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UNATTRIBUTABLY WE PROPOSE TO INDICATE THAT SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION
WILL INCLUDE :
** AMENDMENTS REQUIRED TO THE LETTERS PATENT TO EXPAND THE MEMBERSHIP OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
DEFENCE COST AGREEMENT.
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU, AND IF NECESSARY M O D, WOULD FOLLOW SAME LINE AND NOT REFER TO OTHER MATTERS.
MACLEHOSE
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE.
6 GRAFTON STREET LONDON W 1
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