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London (the Association of British business

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interests connected with the Colony) have also term fu su David

written to me to the same effect. There can be no

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doubt about the strength, genuineness and

representative nature of these requests for

Sir David's term to be extended.

5. There is a further point. It has been agreed

that we should offer to Mr. Michael Gass, the

Colonial Secretary in Hong Kong, the post of High

Commissioner for the Western Pacific when the

is present High Commissioner, Sir Robert Foster, takes

hausferred to

up the post of Governor of Fiji at the end of this

year. I believe that at this critical time in

Hong Kong's affairs it would be wrong to remove both

the Governor and the Colonial Secretary within the

space of a few months.

6.

Because of the widespread campaign in the

Colony for an extension of Sir David's term, and

Kong

because traditionally in Hong/we decide on an

will

extension for a Governor about a year before his

commission expires, we must announce very soon

whether or not we are going to extend Sir David's

term. For the reasons given in this minute I very

much hope you will agree that we may offer him an

extension.

17. I am sending a copy of this minute to the

Foreign Secretary.

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