GR 135 PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT A
FM HONG KONG #30715Z
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3 MAY 1978
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 560 OF 3 MAY 1978.
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YOUR TELNO 341: 4 PRIORITY WRITTEN QUESTIONS FROM ROBERT PARRY,
QUESTION A WE WOULD PREFER SIMPLY QUOTE ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUOTE, THUS DELETING THE REFERENCE
TO QUOTE REGARDLESS OF RACE UNQUOTE. IN VIEW OF THE POLITICAL IMPOSSIBILITY OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A CHINESE, WE FEEL THAT WE SHOULD SAY AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE AND NOT TAKE UP PARRY'S REFERENCE
TO RACE.
QUESTION B AGREED.
QUESTION C- WE SUGGEST QUOTE ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUOTE.
QUESTION D WE SHOULD PREFER QUOTE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE ROYAL
HONG KONG POLICE HAS NOT RETIRED. WHEN HE DOES RETIRE THE SECRETARY
OF STATE WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE APPOINTING HIS SUCCESSOR UNQUOTE.
ROBERTS
FILES
HK & GD (6)
OPA
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR MURRAY
MR CORTAZZI
on 9-X
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