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SATY 16 APR 1984
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TELELETTER
FROM OLIVIA WALKER, HKD, FCO
DATED 9 APRIL 1984
FOLLOWING FOR M K C CHEUNG ESQ
ASSISTANT PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG.
COPY TO MISS A ADAMS, UND
UNICEF FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG
1.
SIR BERNARD LEDWIDGE HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH US ABOUT LETTER
HE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR ON 1 FEBRUARY REQUESTING ADVICE ON THE
POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A UNICEF COMMITTEE IN HONG KONG.
THIS WAS COPIED TO THE FCO. HE IS ANXIOUS TO KNOW GOVERNOR'S
VIEWS BECAUSE HE WILL BE ATTENDING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD IN ROME ON 23 APRIL, AND IS LIKELY THEN
TO HAVE INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE HONG KONG IDEA. AS HE
HAS ALREADY LEFT UK FOR PARIS, AND WILL TRAVEL DIRECT TO ROME,
HE IS WORRIED HE WILL NOT RECEIVE GOVERNOR'S REPLY IN TIME.
2. I UNDERSTAND FROM ALISTAIR ASPREY THAT GOVERNOR HAS JUST
REPLIED TO SIR BERNARD. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SEND ME TEXT OF
REPLY BY TELELETTER SO THAT I CAN INFORM HIM BY PHONE OF ITS
CONTENTS.
SIGNED O WALKER
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