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In Confidence
DRAFT
To:-
Dr. the Honourable
Sir Albert
Type 1 +
19
From
Sir Arthur Galsworthy
Telephone No. & Ext.
Rodrigues,
CBE, ED,JP,
c/o The Colonial
Secretariat,
Hong Kong.
Department
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
Mr. Carter
Mr. Mason
15th
I was away in Fiji when the letter anived, & instead of coming
back to London I had to go aw
to the Bahamas; & how 5.
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found my self diverted guilt
I Bernunda!
Because of
I can assure you that
tot's your ku post hryll viewshto The attention
of the Shabat. Commonwealth
persarally you
asprequested. Secretary,
this I missed part of
the talks with su
David & John Cowperthwaite
in London; & shortly therayler I had to
go are more t
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Gihaltar from where I have
just returned. I do
The Honourable
KWA Kwan Cho-yiu,
c/o The Colonial
Secretariat
Hong Kong.
The Honourable
J.D.Clague,
CBE, MC, TD, JP,
c/o The Colonial
Secretariat,
ariat,
Hong Kong.
Separate letters to each.
Carfidential
most apologetic that I have not
I really am very sopsteed
writew much sooner than this to thank you for your
I much regret that I have not replied
before this to the letter of 15 April that
Colaul Cloque y MR. C. Y. Kwan wote to ne you and your two colleagues sent me about April almit the extension of Sir David's term of office
of Governor, but I have been travelling abroad
The great pal
for the last few weeks.
WP: 2/I may say so, I readily curdurland
ou
The
Ma. Thomson
I am grateful for the confidence that & Your colliafiers
He has you have expressed in Sir David and we have (also seen the many petitions from the various
in Hong Kong which have had reached us, also
Wuch Do Come awaren Serretary has y The Secretary of State has not yet tenderes
Kamill, I know, curdy stand if at this stan
mat tu his advice to Her Majesty The Queen about the
Abend that you be th
fibers
S.AS. is Governorship of Hong Kong. You may be sure, nisi patiful
organisations and some of the press comment. The
I know
however, that when he does, he will take & you & your
doo
colleagues for haviy witter into consideration your views and the other
in His matter representations we have received.
I hope I shall be able Ğ
criti
again to you befor
too long.
however asta you & your colleagues to accept my very but surcure apologies for the absence of any ackmailedgement hitherto
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