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Mr. Galsworthy

Mr. Mayle

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

17/6/47

17/6 f..

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Secretary of State.

Your Reference......

DRAFT. LETTER.

SIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.,

DROVE HOTEL,

SINGLETON,

NR. CHICHESTER.

For Mr. Mayle's signature

SECRET

June, 1947.

(55)

(56)

(61)

(62)

copy of final draft · despatch to Hong Kong.

FURTHER ACTION.

theclivis to some

exteract. I

Gather Love Young's

telegram No. 817,

gwick I beleive You have a copy,

be

has it behin.

Constitutional changes in Hong Kong

To bring up to date the set of papers

you already have about the Constitution,

I now enclose for your information, copies

of the following telegrams:-

Telegram to Hong Kong No. 875 of 1st June.

Telegram from Hong Kong No.946 of 5th June.

Telegram to Hong Kong No.958 of 16th June.

Telegram to Hong Kong No.959 of 16th June.

I also enclose a copy of the final

draft of the despatch, which incorporates

various amendments made as a result of its

submission to the Secretary of State.

amendments are indicated in the draft. In

addition you will see that paragraph 3(a) of

the original draft has been omitted, in view

of the suggestion in paragraph 1(c) of our

telegram to Hong Kong No.959.

These

I sent forward with the draft your

(57) letter to me of the 10th June, commenting on

paragraph 3(a) of the original draft. It is King

hoped that the paragraph as it now stands will

meet your point

Young