TNAG-0223-FCO40-259-Appointment-of-financial-secretary-of-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 103

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Registry No.

Hang Mang HKK 1/30

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Top Secret.

Sceret.

Confidential.

Restricted. Unclassified...

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

DRAFT

Letter

To:-

G. R. Bell, Ess.

Treasury.

Type 1 + 2

From

Mr. Wilford

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

You

will recall

our correspondence

Copy to in

E.P. Haslan, Esq. B. of England

about the succesion to Copperthwaite

as

Hong Kong, endinę

Finançal Secretary

with my letter of

28′′ November to

Figqures.

Bence you are

about to leave

on

a tour which takes

in Hong Kong, you

should know

know that Cowperthwaite will not

how retire until after the Budget-session

in 1971,

and

that the Garemar has

Wended Haddon - Cave

Haddon - Cave to succeed him.

S pass on

пресат

The news about the

Succession

in strict confidence

although we have,

12

The blessing of

ow

Munsters, Fold the

Governor that his recommendation has been

accepted,

the formal deuse.

wall

not be

Conveyed

publicly made

known until

August. Meanwhile it is important that Haddon - Cave's intended promotion shandel

het be mentioned outside the

harrow circle.

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