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HKK 382/15.
13 NOV 1977
PA No R5.22/1 d. I
IMMEDIATE
GR 75
CYPHER CAT A
FM F C O 171639Z
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 882 OF 17 NOVEMBER
FOR GOVERNOR FROM CARVER
YOUR TELNO 1159
1. I AM SORRY THAT A LEAK HAS OCCURRED WHICH COULD EMBARRASS YOU, IF YOU HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING, I AM HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE SUGGESTION IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 2. THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH HONG KONG AND GENERAL DEPARTMENT HERE WHO CONCUR.
2. INCIDENTALLY I GUESS THAT AMERY GOT HIS INFORMATION FROM VAN DER BYL WHO WAS PRESENT WHEN I TOLD SMITH THE NAME IN CONFIDENCE. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT, APART FROM THE OPPOSITION IN PRINCIPLE TO AN OUTSIDER, THE APPOINTMENT OF HENRY WOULD BE WELL RECEIVED IN RHODESIA.
OWEN
FILES
RHOD D
HK & GD
MR GRAHAM
MR CORTAZZI
MR MANSFIELD MR WEIR
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