CYPHER/CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TLEGRAM NUMBER 4
:
TO HONG KONG
35
2 JANUARY 1970
(HKK 14/25)
CONFIDENTIAL
CHIEF JUSTICE.
HER MAJESTY HAS THROUGH ME INSTRUCTED YOU TO APPOINT SIR IVO RIGBY
TO BE CHIEF JUSTICE.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WILL ISSUE THE NECESSARY INSTRUMENT UNDER THE
PUBLIC SEAL.
3. SUGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT BE RELEASED ON TUESDAY 6 JANUARY, REPEAT TUESDAY 6 JANUARY UNDER EMBARGO FOR 1700 HRS BST, (MIDNIGHT HONEG KONG TIME.) REPEAT 1700 HRS BST, (MIDNIGHT HONG KONG TIME.)
4, ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
QUOTE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN HAS BEEN PLEASED TO INSTRUCT THAT SIR IVO RIGBY SHOULD BE APPOINTED CHIEF JUSTICE, HONG KONG UNQUOTE. 5. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER ABOVE ARRANGEMENTS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
STEWART.
FILES
HONG KONG DEPT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR. WILFORD
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you
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you
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Rigby to be Chief Justice.
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Instrument under the public seal.
cessary
3. Suggest announcement be made released
under embargo
repeat-Tuesday Tuesday 6 January, repeat Tuesday 6 January 1700 has BST, (Midnight Hong Kong
Time.)
pl. repeat.
4. Annoucement should be in the following terms: "Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to instruct that Si Ivo Rigby should be
apponted
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appointed Chief Justice, Hong Kong."
5. Grateful to know Shelter abone
acceptable.
arrangements
Plsed.
2/1/70
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