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Registry

No. HWB 1/TRENCH

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret. Secret.

Confidential, N.A.S.

Restricted. 29/5

Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

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.

there 9

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

WIB'L SI-74 33

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

при

PT.O.

the

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