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You will have seen from your local press that

Hilton Cheong-Leen called on Mr. Royle a few weeks ago. The meeting was arranged at Cheong-Leen's request and I am enclosing a copy of a memorandum he left with

Mr. Royle.

Although Cheong-Leen has made much of his talk with Mr. Royle, nothing new came up. All the topics he mentioned are already under consideration in separate

correspondence.

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It is true that Mr. Royle hope to be able to visit Hong Kong soon. He is particularly anxious have a talk with you before you come on leave and we

The have been trying to arrange a visit for October. difficulty has been that other F00 Ministers, including the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary himself, expect to be away from London at about that time, and we have only today heard that the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary has agreed that Mr. Royle may

make a trip to the Far East in the autumn. details have not yet been settled.

The

The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary will be writing to you himself about Mr. Royle's visit. As you know, when the Conservative Party were in Opposition, a special group was set up under Mr. Royle's chairmanship to study Hong Kong and its problems. As

a result of the work of that group and following his assumption of office the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary felt that he should write to you personally to let you know the way in which he viewed the situation. His letter will be in the next bag.

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