CYPHER CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1367
TO HONG KONG
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8 AUGUST 1968
(SA 217/8/01)
731
CONFIDENTIAL AND PERSONAL,
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY,
YOUR LETTER PERSONAL AND IN CONFIDENCE OF JULY 30TH.
WE HAVE JUST HAD HER MAJESTY'S APPROVAL FOR A YEAR'S EXTENSION OF YOUR TERM, WHICH IS BEING CONVEYED OFFICIALLY IN OUR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TELEGRAM.
2. NORMAL PRACTICE IS THAT WE DO NOT MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AT THIS END WHEN A GOVERNOR'S TERM IS EXTENDED, BUT LEAVE THE TEXT AND TIMING OF ANY ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE LOCALLY AT THE GOVERNOR'S DISCRETION. BUT AS THE NEWS WILL OBVIOUSLY BE OF INTEREST HERE WE SHALL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WILL TELEGRAPH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (REPEATING TO PEKING) TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT YOU WILL BE MAKING, SO THAT WE CAN ARRANGE FOR IT TO BE AVAILABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN LONDON.
3. WE READILY APPROVE YOUR PROPOSAL TO TAKE TWO MONTHS LEAVE FROM MID-OCTOBER.
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