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PRIORITY COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HUNG KONG (DTD)
TELNO 1779
25 AUGUST 1967 (H.K. & W.I.D."C")
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ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 1779 OF 25 AUGUST REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO POLAD SINGAPORE
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1264
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THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS READJUSTMENT TO FIT J.1.C. SCHEDULE. UNFORTUNATELY THE NEW PROCEDURE FAILED IN ITS OBJECTIVE THIS WEEK BECAUSE YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1285 ARRIVED TOO LATE FOR DECYPHERING IN TIME FOR C.l.G. MEETING. SPECIAL MEETING HAD TO BE HELD ON FOLLOWING DAY AND THIS PREVENTED US FROM SEEKING YOUR COMMENTS ON C.1.G. DRAFT. THIS WEEK'S ASSESSMENT WAS UNUSUALLY LENGTHY BECAUSE OF LONGER PERIOD COVERED, BUT EVEN UNDER MOST FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES TIMING IS GOING TO BE VERY TIGHT. C.1. G. MEETING IS AT 1415Z, AND RECEIPT OF TELEGRAM BY 1000Z AT LATEST WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ALLOW FOR CIRCULATION TO (AND DIGESTION BY) ALL INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS.
2. IDEALLY RECEIPT OF TELEGRAM BY 2200Z ON MONDAYS WOULD SUIT BEST AS IT WOULD ALLOW TIME FOR PREPARATION OF DRAFTS. WOULD THERE BE ANY INSUPERABLE DIFFICULTY TO L.1.C. MEETING ON MONDAY? WE REALISE HOWEVER THAT THIS MAY BE IMPRACTICABLE DUE TO OTHER
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3. Jol.C. SECRETARIAT SUGGEST THAT TO ENSURE SPEEDY DISTRIBUTION TO Col. G. MEMBERS WEEKLY ASSESSMENTS AND ANY ADDITIONAL L.l.C. ASSESSMENTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED QUOTE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR J.1.C. UNQUOTE AND PREFIXED QUOTE FOLLOWING FROM L.1.C. UNQUOTE. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO TELEGRAMS CONTAINING
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