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Minister of State

I have discussed this again with Mr. Carter. He feels that, with respect, there is a good case for sending the Governor the advice tendered in the draft plus a mention of what you said to Royle when he called here on Wednesday.

2. I wonder whether, in the circumstances, you would be prepared to agree to the issue of the draft as it now stands plus a final paragraph which might run along the following lines:-

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"Lord Shepherd took the opportunity to touch upon the proposed visit to the detainees when Royle called here on Wednesday. Minister suggested that if you accede to Royle's request, it might take away some of the emphasis of a special visit if he were to see the detainees after visiting one of the local prisons: in

short, to see the detainees during a general look at the Hong Kong penal system."

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10 January 1969.