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13 NOV 1977
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FM HONG KONG 1709452
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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 1159 OF 17 NOVEMBER 1977.
FOR FIELD MARSHALL LORD CARVER FROM GOVERNOR.
Joey (zica)
(سند)
1. WE HAVE SEEN AN EXTRACT FROM A SPEECH BY JULIAN AMERY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE DRAFT SOUTHERWRHODESIA ACT 1965 (CONTINUATION) ORDER 1977 ON 11 NOVEMBER. THE EXTRACT ENDS WITH THE WORDS QUOTE..
QUOTE......IN TRANSITION PERIOD LAW AND ORDER WILL BE MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY POLICE FORCE, HEADED BY IMPORTED COMMISSIONER, I BELIEVE COMING FROM HONGKONG POLICE, WHOSE CREDENTIALS SONE MAY REGARD AS SLIGHTLY DUBIOUS..... UNQUOTE
2. THE PRESS HAS NOT YET PICKED THIS UP BUT THEY MAY DO SO. IF WE ARE ASKED, WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO SAY ? WE COULD SAY THAT QUOTE TENTATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING DISCUSSED FOR THE TEMPORARY SECONDMENT OF A HONG KONG POLICE OFFICER UNQUOTE.
3. WHATEVER WE SAY HOWEVER WILL HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE EFFECT OF THE NEWS HERE. THE EVENTS OF THE LAST FORTNIGHT HAVE GIVEN RISE TO PRESS SPECULATION ON THE FUTURE OF THE COMMISSIONER MIMSELF AND WE WOULD MUCH PREFER NOT TO HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING WHICH WOULD RESURRECT THIS.
MACLEHOSE
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