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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

COPIES TO

UNITED NATIONS DEPT (4)

CONFIDENTIAL

LAST RIF.

NEXT

REF.

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Registry No.

DEPARTMENT

HKK 14/25

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION PRIORITY MARKINGS

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(Date)..

* Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should

reach addressee(s).

Top-Secret Secret

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Immediate

Confidential

Restricted

Unclassified

PRIVACY MARKING

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if any

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repeated for information to

Saving to

Chief Justice.

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(date)

He Majesty has through

appoint Sim Ivo

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2.

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Copies to:-

you

instructed

you

to

Rigby to be Chief Justice.

will issue othe

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

(8430) Dd,033246 600m 9/66 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.963

appointed Chief Justice, Hong Kong."

5. Grateful to know Shelter abone

acceptable.

arrangements

Plsed.

2/1/70

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