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C.O.

DRAFT AND RECORD COPY

REGISTERED No.

LENSLATE

HAND

2.5

Colonial office,

Downing Street,

S.W.1.

22nd ApriDATE 947.

DRAFT

MR. Mayle

MR.

MR.

54345/4/47

прир

ENCLOSURES

Dear Kitson,

مال حمد

Hong Kong - Constitutional Changes

The statement discussed in my letter to you

of the 24th February and your 1oply of the 27th February (F 2400/576/10) was duly made by the Secretary of State in reply to a question in the House on the 5th March.

We have since given further consideration to the detailed points which were raised with the Governor (see the 3ccretary of State's telegram No.329 and the "Gqvernor's reply No.406, of which copies are enclosed for convenience of reference) and certain other points which it seeris desirable to raise at this stage, nainly rom the point of view of the publication of the Governor's despatch and the reply which is to be sent

Copies of/tels. No.329 and No.406.

@opy of draft savgm. to Hong Kong.

FURTHER ACTION

td it.

Would

ï enclose a draft savingram to the Governor embodying our comments on all these points. I think that the Foreign Office is particularly concerned with the point mentioned in paragraph 2 of the draft. you very kindly let me know whether you have any comments on that paragraph or on any other part of the -draft savingram.

Yours sincerely,

To

G.V. KITBON, ESQ.

Sgd. (N.L. Mayle)

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[4264A] Wt. 11439/415 50m. 5/45 C.N.Ld. 748