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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 61 OF 16 JANUARY
YOUR TELNO H K 73.
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FOLLOWING FOR SIR ANTHONY RO YLE
FROM GOVERNOR.
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Hle Gort Ofice Lola
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
19 JAN1981
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1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGE. ALL NOW CLEAR. HAVE LEFT
ROOM FOR A ROUND-UP WITH OFFICIALS ON SATURDAY. WE CAN
ARRANGE WHAT SHIRLEY AND LUCINDA WILL DO ON THURSDAY AFTER
ARRIVAL, BUT SINCE TIME IS SHORT GRATEFUL FOR TELEGRAM IF
THEY HAVE ANY IDEAS OF THEIR OWN.
2. THERE IS SPASMODIC SPECULATION ABOUT THE NAME OF MY
SUCCESSOR. THE PRESS ASSUME YOU ARE A CANDIDATE AND THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE STANDING AT THE NEXT ELECTION
SPARKED A REPORT YOU WOULD BE APPOINTED GOVERNOR. NONE OF THIS SEEMS TO ME TO MATTER, BUT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO BE WARNED THAT YOUR
VISIT MAY BE TAKEN AS CONFIRMING THE REPORT AND YOU WILL BE
QUIZZED AT YOUR PRESS CONFERENCE.
MACLEHOSE
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