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TO TELELETTER F C O
TELELETTER NFR
OF 0308OOZ FEBRUARY 92
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To You Mr Rickett
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MDTTAN 1683
Getting down to by really important business (Worth getting right) HKD 010/2
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R.J.F. HOARE, PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG
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FOR:
MR. MICHAEL STONE, HKD, FCO
THE GOVERNOR'S TITLE
1.
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THE GOVERNOR WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE IN THE DEPARTMENT COULD SORT OUT VARIOUS DETAILS RELATING TO HIS
PEERAGE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO THIS FROM THIS DISTANCE.
THE MAIN POINTS THAT HE WOULD LIKE CLARIFIED FALL INTO TWO
CATEGORIES:
2.
HE
(A) THE GAZETTE NOTICE. WHEN THE GOVERNOR WAS IN LONDON LAST MONTH, HE ARRANGED WITH MISS J.L. WAINE OF THE CROWN OFFICE IN THE HOUSE OF LORD (TELEPHONE NUMBER 071 219 4687) THAT IF ALL WENT SMOOTHLY, HIS NEW TITLE WOULD BE GAZETTED ON 14 FEBRUARY. ASKED IF THIS COULD BE CONFIRMED A FEW DAYS IN ADVANCE AND, IF POSSIBLE, THE DRAFT GAZETTE ENTRY SENT TO US. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONFIRM THIS TIMING AND WHAT WILL ACTUALLY BE SENT TO US. ALSO, IS THE GAZETTE NOTICE RELEASED TO THE PRESS BEFORE 14 FEBRUARY? AND IS THERE ANY INHIBITION ON WHEN ON 14 FEBRUARY WE COULD ANNOUNCE THE TITLE IN HONG KONG, BEARING IN MIND THE TIME CHANGE? FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, WE HAVE IN MIND ISSUING A PRESS RELEASE AND THE GOVERNOR GIVING A SHORT INTERVIEW TO PRESS
AND TELEVISION TO EXPLAIN WHY HE CHOSE THIS PARTICULAR NAME.
(B) DETAILS OF THE TITLE ITSELF. DURING VISIT TO LONDON, THE GOVERNOR HAD A MEETING WITH SIR COLIN COLE, THE GARTER KING OF ARMS (TELEPHONE NUMBER 071 248 1188), AT WHICH AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WAS REACHED ON HIS TITLE (WHICH FOR REASONS OF DISCRETION I WILL REFER TO AS LORD WILSON OF X). BUT A FEW MINOR QUERIES REMAIN. IS THE CORRECT FORM LORD WILSON OF X OR THE LORD WILSON OF X? SIMILARLY, CAN A SHORT VERSION BE USED AND, IF SO, SHOULD IT BE THE LORD WILSON OR LORD WILSON? THE GOVERNOR THINKS
THAT THE USAGE FOR A SCOTTISH PEER MAY BE DIFFERENT. PLEASE BE
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