00 HONG KONG DESKBY 220130 Z
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24 SEP 1979
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 756 OF 21 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE (PERSONAL FOR MURRAY). PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR ONLY FROM CHIEF CLERK.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1320.
1. MANY THANKS. IN THE LIGHT OF SINGAPORE TELEGRAM NO 331, I HAVE TO PUT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE PROPOSAL THAT MR BLAKER SHOULD MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE ON 25 SEPTEMBER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHETHER THIS IS TO BE HELD AT 1500 OR 1630 SO THAT WE CAN ARRANGE A PARALLEL ANNOUNCEMENT.
2. 1 RAISED THE POINT ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE EXTENSION ONLY BECAUSE
I MYSELF WAS NOT SURE WHETHER YOU HAD DISCUSSED IT WITH THE
SECRETARY OF STATE. THERE WAS CERTAINLY NO INTENTION OF RE-OPENING
THE ISSUE.
CARRINGTON
C.C.HKPF/MACLEHOSE/M.
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