CYPHER CAT 'A A'
ROUTINE HONG KONG.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 193.
CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
28 FEBRUARY 1969.
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YOUR TELEGRAM 141: HONG KONG POLICE AND AUXILIARY POLICE FORCES.
THIS IS MOST WELCOME NEWS, THE ONLY HONG KONG FACTOR WHICH IS
RELEVANT TO THE DATE FOR RELEASE OF THE NEWS IS THAT MR.E.C.EATES,
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, IS DUE TO LEAVE HONG KONG ON RETIREMENT ON THE 19TH APRIL, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT COULD
BE MADE BEFORE THAT DATE.
2. I THINK IT IS ALSO DESIRABLE THAT IN FRAMING
THE ANNOUNCEMENT THERE SHOULD NOT BE TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE EVENTS OF 1967 AND THE POLICE ROLE IN RELATION TO THEM SEMICOLON EMPHASIS SHOULD RATHER BE ON THE HIGH REGARD IN WHICH THEY ARE
WIDELY AND DESERVEDLY HELD ON ACCOUNT OF A DISTINGUISHED RECORD
OF EFFICIENCY AND LOYALTY EXTENDING OVER MANY YEARS.
SIR D. TRENCH:1
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MR. MORETON
COL. SIR J. HUGO ΑΛΑΛΑ
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RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No.31
3 MAR 1969
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