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PRIME

MINISTER

ps / Lord Shepherd.

Hong Kary But

10 Downing Street Whitehall

February 10, 1969

13

Thank you for your letter of February

about the designation of the Hong Kong Police

Force.

I can well understand your impatience

at the delay. But I do assure you that there

have been real difficulties which, happily,

have now been resolved. I am able to tell you,

in strict confidence, that we have now approached

the Palace to see whether Her Majesty would honour

the Hong Kong Police Force by designating them the

Royal Hong Kong Police.

I will keep you informed.

REF.

19/E

NEXT

RIF.

Lieutenant-Commander S. L. C. Maydon,

D.S.O., D.S.C., M.P.