Registry No.
DRAFT
LETTER
Type 1 +
HWV.3/16
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
To:-
Top Secret!
Secret.
Confidential.
Sir David Trench,
K.C.M.G., M.C.
HONG KONG.
Restricted.
Unclassified.
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
From
Mr. Carter
29
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
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I recall, suggestion
In origin, made during your visit here on leave bast year.)
You may recall that During your visit het in May,
briefly and informally,
one of the matters that we discussed with
was the
you was
suggestion that the Hong Kong Police Force should be
granted the prefix of "Royal". The conclusion reached
I believe, that the idea should not be pursued;
but we kept no record of the matter and I cannot
remember the precise grounds on which we reached our
decision.
was,
The reason why I now mention the matter is that
the Prime Minister has received a letter from
Lt. Car S. L. C. Maydon, M.P. in which the latter has
put forward the same suggestion.
The idea was.
apparently put to him by the son of one of his
constituents who has lived for some years in Hong Kong.
He thought it would be a fitting tribute to the devotion
to duty of the police force.
For Before making any recommendations to the Prime
Minister's Office as to what might be said to Maydon,
we thought it advisable to consult you and we should
as lo
accordingly be grateful for your views on the lines of
the reply which the Prime Minister should be
recommended to send, i
hais
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