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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1429
OF 26180OZ JULY 90
CONFIDENTIAL
REC
HUB 026/11
>Y
1990
G
143
005023 MDLOAN 1936
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MARSDEN, HKD
YOUR TELNO 1969: YOUR ABSENCES FROM HONG KONG
1. WE HAVE CONSULTED THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT FCO CIRCULAR
150/90 OF 6 JUNE CONCERNING ABSENCES FROM POST BY HEADS OF MISSION AND GOVERNORS. WE ALL AGREE THAT, IN VIEW OF YOUR SPECIAL POSITION, THERE IS NO NEED FOR YOU TO FOLLOW THE STANDARD PROCEDURES SET OUT IN THAT CIRCULAR AND THAT IT WOULD
BE MORE SENSIBLE IF YOU CONTINUED TO CLEAR YOUR LINES
WITH THIS DEPARTMENT AS YOU HAVE DONE HITHERTO.
HURD
INFORMALLY
YYYY
MAIN
21
LIMITED
HKD
POD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
21
PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
1
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