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CONFIDENTIAL

CYPHER/CAT À

OUTINE HONG KONG

115

TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 973

9 AUGUST 1968

CONFIDENTIAL

ADDRESSED CO TELEGRAM NO. 973 OF 9TH AUGUST REPEATED PEKING.

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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1366 : EXTENSION OF TERM OF OFFICE.

I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR THIS NEWS. PROPOSED TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT

IS:-

''HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN HAS BEEN PLEASED TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION

OF THE GOVERNOR'S TERM OF OFFICE FOR ONE YEAR, THAT IS TO SAY UNTIL 13TH APRIL 1970.

SIR DAVID TRENCH ASSUMED DUTY ON 14TH APRIL, 1964: HE WILL THEREFORE

HAVE BEEN GOVERNOR FOR SIX YEARS BY THE END OF THIS EXTENSION

OF HIS PERIOD OF SERVICE''.

2. ANNOUNCEMENT WILL GO ON TO SAY THAT I SHALL BE PROCEEDING ON

LEAVE BETWEEN 15TH OCTOBER AND 15TH DECEMBER, BUT AS THIS IS PRESUM- -ADLY OF LOCAL INTEREST ONLY I WILL NOT TROUBLE YOU WITH THE TEXT

UNLESS YOU WISH TO HAVE IT.

3. ANNOUNCEMENT WILL ISSUE AT ØÿW HOURS LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY

14TH AUGUST, TO ENABLE ME TO INFORM EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FIRST.

FO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE PEKING.

SIR D.TRENCH

FILES

HEAD F.E.D.

MR. P.A. WILKINSON HEAD H.K.D.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

Mr Carrocher informed

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RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No, 53

?AUG1968

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