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Mr. Murray

Hong Kong Department,

K. 245

Reference....

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Please refer to your minute of the 15th September.

I have placed opposite a copy of the draft Rules and of my

letter of today's date to Mr. Bourne of the Lord Chancellor's

The last mentioned gives in outline the drill which

Office.

has to be gone through.

It is essential that we ascertain from Hong Kong the date

on which the Instrument should come into operation. I under-

stand that the printing of the draft Rules will take about a

week. There would therefore be time to send to the Governor

a copy of the draft Instrument. I suggest we do so and ask

him to telegraph as soon as practicable the date on which the

and, also, **/any

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Instrument should come into operation /any comments he may

have on the draft.

I. I. Guchley

(I. H. Cruchley)

1 October 1969.

Room 44/4, Downing Street West,

Main B, Ext. 1201.

LABT

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REAT

Rat.