51145/1/47 Secret,
Cole
TRIMEDIA TË No. 145
OUTWARD
TELEGRAM
100
TO HONG KONG (0.A.G.)
FROM S. OF S. COLONIES
Sent 21st July, 1947. 13.45 hrs.
Your telegram No. 1163.
Constitution.
I agree to date and time suggested for publication of despatches in Hong Kong. I hope to make announcement in Parliament at approximately 13.30 hours G.M.T. on Wednesday July 23rd (sce paragraph 3 of my telegram No. 1051), and copies of despatches will be made available to Press here as from that time, Text of my proposed statement in the House will be telegraphed to you shortly.
2.
I regret typographical error in paragraph 6 of my despatch No. 222, Reference to paragraph four in that paragraph should of course be te paragraph three (repeat three).
Coples sent to:-
Foreign Office Treasury
Mr. A.L. Scott.
GAD
Mr. D.R. Serpell, 0.B.E. Mr. H.R. Apperley,
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