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Commonwealth Office

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PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

16 July 1968

I am replying to your Private and Confidential

letter of 28 June about the possibility of the extension

of Sir David Trench's tour of office as Governor of

Hong Kong.

You will not, I know, expect me to comment on the

but

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views expressed in your letter, for which I am grateful. To go for leeving me have.Jaum

But I should perhaps make it clear that any decision to

extend the term of office of a Governor would naturally

be subject to my being satisfied as regards his state

of health.

Anthony Royle, Esq., M.P.

(GEORGE THOMSON)

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