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Confidential

Mr. Wylford.

Reference....

(4

Nr. Gammara's minute below.

You will,

S

Think, be interested to read

with

Sur D. Trench over

The correspondence

The years,

ai

assembled by Dr. Gammara,

2.

In the event that the next Governor

Comes

from outside Hong Kong alternative to Sir David

S see

no

d

Trench

for

on

filling the

em

30/6/70.

Even if the

Shouldering the major responsability

making recommendation's

vacancies arising

of a successor

Selection i

has been made before that date,

The new Governor will scarcely be in a

position to offer any

views

exarcuse any

of, however, Six

judgment in this matter.

H. Norman - Wather were to be selected,

it

Wenk d

decision

not matter greatly whither that-

was taken before

ON

after the end

of June ;

tre

com

3.

safely assume that" the

Gorzher would in any

Came

have consulted

him fully before forwarding his recommendations

and that Sir Hugh

world be in substantial

(fact-entive) agreement with them.

would expect Sur David's

prelimmary thoughts on

done in June

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in

what should be

to reach us during March

early April. Official members present"

with

no great problem; it is the appointment of unofficial members that presents

The difficulty.