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* SAVINGRAM

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File No.

94095/7/49

To;-

C.O.9

Mr.Denton-Thompson 15/

GOVERNOR, HONG KONG.

Repeated to:-

Mr. Huijsman 7.

Mr. Hall 17/11

H. Boris Jolm 14111 aborce REJ

Sir

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

S. of S.

Priority:-

Nil.

Immédiate.

Møst Immediate.

NOIGO.

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hours.

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Reply urgently required. Important.

Code

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Restricted

Confidential

Secret.

Top Secret- -and Personal-

referred to in ung

telegram mider reference

(1).

below)

My secret telegram No. 314 of the 21st March.

Printers and Publishers Ordinance.

You will have observed from my confidential

circular savingram of the 3rd November that

further action on the Draft Convention on

Freedom of Information has been postponed until

the Fifth Session of the General Assembly, and

that it is proposed to include provisions on

Freedom of Information in the Covenant on Human

Rights. Moreover, the questions of providing

Colonial Governors with pre-emergency powers

and the policy to be adopted towards the

Freedom of Information provisions in the

Covenant still under consideration by His

Majesty's Government.

Distribution:—

2.

Further action:-

In the circumstances I regret that I am

at present unable to provide the guidance

promised in my telegram under reference and

some time may elapse before I am in a position

te do so. I shall of course advise you

I am able to

can

immediately a decision is reached on the subject

of pre emergency powere- but in the meantime I

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