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J. K. Blackwell, Esq., H.M. Consul-General,
60, Bd. de la Liberte,
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LILLE, Nord, France.
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From
W. S. Carter Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Thank you for letting me know in your letter
of 11 March that you had been appointed to replace
Michael Hannam next August as a matter of feet You
were my first informant, although I do not doubt that I shall be told officially before so long.
2.
I can well believe that you will find this
particularly a dependent teritory) first posting to a British territory overseas/quite different from anything you have previously experienced. Even among Colonies, Hong Kong and her problems are very much sui generis.
3. It is quite true that this Department is now treated as the parent of the Trade Commission in Hong Kong and when we meet in May I will do my best to explain the sort of relationship which is still developing between Michael Hannam and myself. I
will not attempt to define this relationship in
writing partly because I should have to go to some length in the process, and partly because it is, as I have indicated, still developing. In the past
Michael Hannam has had some grounds for thinking that
he was rather isolated and occasionally out of the
picture: it is undoubtedly from this that your
belief stems that the job is "rather out on a limb".
However, I hope that we are doing something to
correct this state of affairs.
4. My own knowledge of Hong Kong is of course derived from Departmental dealings and occasional visits But I am nonetheless sure that you will find this an interesting and challenging assignment. Hong Kong is a fascinating place, quite unlike any-
where else in the world.
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