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TO PRIORITY DO T TELNO CREDA 57 OF 1 FEBRUARY 1978.
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PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO BUCKLEY PS TO DUKE OF KENT FROM CURLE.
THE GOVERNOR WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF THE DUKE OF KENT WOULD AGREE
TO BE PRESENT AND PERHAPS SAY A FLY WORDS OF COMMENDATION AT AN
INFORMAL CEREMONY IN GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT WHICH A CHEQUE FOR HONG KONG DOLLARS 25 MILLION FOR THE QUEEN SILVER JUBILEE APPEAL . WHICH HAS BEEN RAISED IN HONG KONG WOULD BE HANDED TO H.E. THERE WOULD BE ABOUT 50 PEOPLE PRESENT O WHOM NOT MORE THAN 10 WOULD BE PRESENTED TO HRH. TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS AND A REPORTER FROM COVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES WOULD COVER THE OCCASION WHICH
WITH DRINKS WOULD OCCUPY HRH FOR SAY 45 MINUTES. THIS COULD BE FITTED INTO WEDNESDAY 8 MARCH AT 5.30. (TO PUT IT LATER WOULD MAKE THINGS DIFFICULT FOR THOSE OF HRH'S UMELCO HOSTS AT DINNER WHO ARE ALSO INVOLVED WITH SILVER JUBILEE). HRH'S PRESENCE WOULD SE A FITTING HONOUR FOR THE MORE GENEROUS DONORS AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED SO SUCCESSFULLY TO RAISE SUCH A LARGE SUM.
2. GRATEFUL TO LEARN WHETHER THIS IS ACCEPTABLE. IF SO WE SHAL! PUT IT IN THE DAILY PROGRAMME AND (TIME PERMITTING) AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE PRINTED PROGRAMME WHICH IS NOW WITH THE PRINTER,
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