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Mr. Ellis

Protocol and Conference Department

We have not been able to find out any more about the Queen's association with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as "Honorary Commissioner". I should be grateful therefore if you could now ascertain informally from the Palace their policy on this. In the meantime we shall be discussing the subject further with the Governor.

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Norman A. Smith

Mr. Ganimara

Ma futh

N.A.SMITH

21 October 1958

Hong Kong Bapt.

In fact I spoke informally to the Palace

a week ago:

Miss Viring contacted me

in connections with Mr. Caminora's minute

of 3.60.68.

reflected in

afrand that,

mus Viriing's minité of 18.10.68, the Palace were moble to help. The

position is simply

any

that thing do vol- have information readily available.

and there

are no other recent precedents to give guidance on the subject. Nevertheles it did so happen that last Tuesday 22

October I met

his J.E. Taugher (bhrif

black at the Palace) and

I took the

apportunity, & descess to matter with her.

the has

promised to phone should the be able to glean any nformation the subject. But dam

optimistie

working and

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innol- the Palace staff

considerable presse