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OCMIAN 1814
CONFIDENTIAL
00 HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
161630Z MAR
GRS 387
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 790
OF 161630Z MARCH 87
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
MIPT:
PUBLIC ORDER (AMMENDMENT) BILL
TOP COPY
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1.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS ALSO RECEIVED A TELEX FROM MR
JIM BIDDULPH, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FOREIGN
CORRESPONDENTS CLUB, AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINS
ENDS
2.
WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT YOUR
EARLIEST CONVENIENCE TO DISCUSS OUR OPPOSITION TO THE
RECENTLY-PASSED PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE IN THIS COLONY.
AS YOU WILL BE AWARE, THERE ARE MISGIVINGS ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF THIS LEGISLATION BEING USED NOT ONLY TO
SHACKLE THE PRESS, BUT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
IF YOU CAN FIT US INTO YOUR SCHEDULE, WE CAN HAVE A
(PROBABLY ME) THERE IN 24 HOURS.
DELEGATE
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I AM SURE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS WHOLE MATTER
IS BUILDING UP A HEAD OF STEAM JUST WHEN THE NEW GOVERNOR
IS DUE TO ARRIVE.
IF MEETING IS POSSIBLE, WE SHOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL.
SIR D WILSON HAS ALSO RECEIVED A TELEX FROM MR BIDDULPH
AS FOLLOWS:
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