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YOUR TELNOS 900 AND 901: HMOCS ASSOCIATION: LETTER FROM LORD CAITHNESS
1. MANY THANKS FOR OFFER TO MAKE LORD CAITHNESS' LETTER TO CARTLAND OF 23 MARCH AVAILABLE WIDELY TO HMOCS OFFICERS. WE ARE CONTENT WITH PARAGRAPH 2 THE DRAFT SCS LETTER IN SECOND TUR BUT HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH PARAGRAPH 1. THE FORMULATION WAS ACCEPTABLE TO THE TREASURY ONLY
IN THE CONTEXT OF IT BEING FOR CHINESE EARS. WE WOULD NOT WISH TO SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT ESTABLISHED HISTORICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS TO A WIDER AUDIENCE.
2. WE WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD AMEND AND SHORTEN THE
PROPOSED PARA 1 AS FOLLOWS:
'I AM WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW OF PROGRESS ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO
HMOCS MEMBERS IN HONG KONG.
3. AS TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE LETTER, THERE IS THE QUESTION OF WHETHER CONTRACT OFFICERS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO APPLY TO BECOME HMOCS OFFICERS SHOULD ALSO RECEIVE IT. WE THINK YOU ARE BEST PLACED TO JUDGE WHETHER IT WOULD BE WISE AND LEAVE IT TO YOU WHETHER OR NOT TO WIDEN THE NET.
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