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HFC E2115,
CYPHER CAT/A
IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NC 845
IN CONFIDENCE 1501322
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TOF.C.O. LONDON
DATED 15. DECEMBER 1978
FOR MONSON FROM GOVERNOR.
NENE
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ON SATURDAY, 19 DECEMBER, I AM TARING THE FIRST REVIEW PARADE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AND ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE TO BE HELD SINCE HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA BECAME COMMANDANT-GENERAL. SINCE HRH IS UNABLE YET TO VISIT HONG KONG, GRATEFUL TO LEARN WHETHER I NIGHT TRANSMIT A PERSONAL MESSAGE TO THE TWO FORCES FROM HER WHEN ADDRESSING THE REVIEW.
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2. IF THE IDEA IS ACCEPTABLE TO HRH, I SUGGEST SOMETHING ON THE FOLLOWING LINES.
BEGINS:
AS COMMANDANT-GENERAL OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE, I SEND MY GREETINGS TO ALL MEMBERS OF BOTH FORCES AND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON THE ADMIRABLE REFUTATION YOU HAVE SO RIGHTLY EARNED BOTH IN HUNG KUNG AND ABROAD FOR EFFICIENCY AND DEDICATION TO DUTY. YOURS IS A DIFFICULT CALLING IN THESE TIMES, REQUIRING THE HIGHEST QUALITIES OF JUDGEMENT AND RESTRAINT SEMICOLON BUT I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE TRULY THE GUARDIANS OF PERSONAL LIBERTY WHEN CONSCIENTIOUSLY EXERCISING YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES IN DEFEN E OF THE LAW. I AM SURE YOU WILL CONTINUE T JUSTIFY THE CONFIDENCE PLACED IN YOU BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. ENDS.
3 I BELIEVE A MESSAGE IN THIS GENERAL TONE WOULD HAVE USEFUL EFFECT, AND THAT A PERSONAL MESSAGE IN WHATEVER TERMS HRH MAY PREFER WOULD BE VERY GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SIR.D.TRENCH.
GRPS 210
SENT..15/323Z R J O
RECVT AT..15/8323Z BCC
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