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CONFIDENTIAL
October, 1967.
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In August and September we had various telephone conversations about the provision of a rationing expert for Hong Kong should China cut off food surrlies to the Colony and serious shortages ensue. It was ultimately agreed that the best solution would be for the Hong Kolky Government to send an (expatriate) officer in its service to London for training.
In the interval the situation in Hong Kong has eased a little and the Government feels that it need not now avail itself of the offer of training which you have kindly made. Nonetheless, the Governsent to continuing its stud on the question of a possible introduction of a rationing scheme in certain basic commodities and would be grateful for expert advice on a number of points arising therefrom. They wonder whether a senior officer who will be arriving on leave in this country at the end of October could discuss these roints with your Ministry. He is Mr. G.C.M. Lupton who has been e member of their Emergency Food Control Committee; the Hong Kong Government would then consider, in the light of his report, whether they nooded to send anyone for the 2-3 reeix training envisaged in our earlier discussions.
I should be gateful for your views on this suggestion; if possible in sufficient time for Kr. Lupton to be briefed before he left Hong Kong.
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W.R. Harper, Esq., O.B.E.,
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Pood,
Great Westminster House,
Horseferry Road,
LONDON, 8.7.1.
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