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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (PERSONAL FOR COMMISSIONER)
FOLLOWING FOR STEWART, HONG KONG AND GENERAL DEPT.
YAUMATEJ,
WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING FURTHER TIMING AND TACTICS. PROVIDING
THERE IS NO UNEXPECTED PROBLEM AT YOUR END, WE INTEND TO ACT AS SOON AS WE CAN. IN PRACTICAL TERMS THIS MEANS THAT D DAY WILL
IF POSSIBLE BE 7 APRIL. WHILE LOOSE ENDS (BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL) SHOULD BE TIED UP BY APRIL 3RD, TO ACT THEN WOULD INVITE
REACTION DURING THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY OF CHING MING ON 5 APRIL.
2.WE ARE PREPARING DETAILED PLANS TO CARRY OUT THE OPERATION AS
SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE, WITH A VIEW :-
A. TO DEAL WITH ALL THOSE CONCERNED WITHIN THE SPACE OF A FEW
HOURS AT MOST
3. TO AVOID CONFRONTATIONS AND
C. PREVENT ADVANCE NEWS OF THE PLAN REACHING THE MEDIA.
3. WE ARE ALSO GIVING CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO THE WAY IN WHICH
THE OPERATION WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC AND TO INTERESTED GROUPS, E.G. THE REMAINDER OF THE POLICE FORCE AND THE CIVIL SERVICE UNIONS AND STAFF ASSOCIATIONS.
4. WE WILL TELL YOU IN ADVANCE WHEN D DAY IS FINALLY FIXED, AND WILL GIVE ADVANCE WARNING OF THE LINE IN PRESS BRIEFINGS.
5. PLEASE ALSO SEE MIFT.
KAM EVANG