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FOLLOWING FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR YOUR TELNO 597 : MR JUSTICE BARKER
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1 GIVEN THE PRESS COMMENT HERE AS A RESULT OF THE EDITORIALS
THE HONG KONG LAW JOURNAL IT DOES NOT SURPRISE ME THAT LORD
BENSON HAS AGAIN WRITTEN TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. AS YOU KNOW
FROM MY TELNO 701 I HAVE BEEN FACED WITH ADVICE FROM THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND CHIEF JUSTICE (DESIGNATE) WHICH IS BOTH CONFLICTING
AND, IN MY VIEW, INADEQUATE ON THE POINTS AT ISSUE. ALSO BY THE FACT THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE HAS BEEN IN BRUNEI WEARING HIS BRUNEI
HAT. FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WITH HIM THERE HE HAS NOW SENT ME A
FURTHER ACCOUNT OF HIS AND SIR TL YANG'S ADVICE. AGAIN I FIND THIS
INADEQUATE. I AM SEEING BOTH ON 4 MARCH IN AN ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE
GREATER CLARITY. (IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TODAY BUT THE CJ IS TOO
INVOLVED IN DEPARTURE ACTIVITIES.)
2. IT MUST BE FOR YOU TO
OF STATE SHOULD REPLY TO
DECIDE HOW TO RECOMMEND THAT THE SECRETARY
LORD BENSON. BY ALL MEANS SAY IF YOU WISH
THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE SUBJECTS HE WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH ME
WHEN I RETURN TO LONDON THIS MONTH.
WILSON
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