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FM FCO 111530Z JANUARY 85
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 072 OF 11 JAN
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FROM HKD
YOUR TELNOS 28 AND 85: RELEASE OF CABINET RECORDS: HONG KONG
1. WE HAVE CONSULTED THE HEAD OF LRD (FCO DEPARTMENT RECORD OFFICER) ABOUT THE RELEASE OF THE CABINET MINUTE OF 15 APRIL 1954 REFERRED TO IN YOUR FIRST TUR. LRD HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT
THE CABINET OFFICE DID CONSULT THEM BEFORE RELEASING THIS RECORD.
SO FAR AS WE CAN ESTABLISH, HKD WAS NOT CONSULTED, BUT IN THE ABSENCE ON SICK LEAVE OF THE KEY MEMBER OF THE SENSITIVITY REVIEW UNIT, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. WE WILL PURSUE ENQUIRIES. IN THE MEANTIME, LRD HAVE SENT YOU BY BAG A COPY OF THE CABINET MINUTE IN QUESTION (CC 54) 29.
2. WE ARE DISCUSSING WITH LRD THE HANDLING OF SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS
ON HONG KONG IN THE NEXT 13 YEARS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE BROUGHT
TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW WE
PROPOSE TO DO THIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND WILL HAVE A FULL REPORT READY BEFORE YOUR DISCUSSION WITH THE CHIEF CLERK.
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