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CYPHER CAC A

PRIORITY HONG KONG TO

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

PRIORITY HONG KONG TELO 45 TO TOKYO ..7 OCTOBER 1970

CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESSED TOKYO TELEGRAM 45 OF 7 OCTOBER RFI FCO.

FOLLOWING FOR VILFORD.

SECRETARY OF STATE'S TELEGRAM 672 TO HONG KONG (NOT TO TOKYO).

PREVENTION OF BRIBERY BILL.

IN CASE PRESS APPROACH MR ROYLE ABOUT CORRUPTION ON HIS ARRIVAL

AT AIRPORT, THE POSITION WITH PREVENTION OF BRIBERY BILL IS THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 25 JULY 1969. THE AMENDED BILL

WAS CONSIDERED BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON 6 OCTOBER 1970 AND

WAS APPROVED FOR INTRODUCTION INTO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE AMENDED BILL WILL BE PUBLISHED ON 14 OCTOBER. THE BILL

INCORPORATES ALL AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE

IN HIS TELEGRAM 612 DATED 14 SEPTEMBER.

BOTH NORMAN-WALKER AND I CONSIDER IT UNLIKELY THAT MR ROYLE

WOULD BE TACKLED ON THIS SUBJECT BY THE PRESS.

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO TOKYO.

SIR D. TRETCH

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SIR L. MONSON

MR. WILFORD

LEGAL ADVISERS

P.S. TO TIR. ROYLE

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