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CONFIDENTIAL

PRIORITY

CYPHER CAT/A

FM HONG KONG 270183Z

CONFIDENTIAL

TO PRIORITY F.C.O. TELEGRAM NUMBER 267 OF 20 APRIL PRIORITY INFO COPENHAGEN (FOR MR.MACLEHOSE) INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

CFFICE LONDON.

1 SHALL SHORTLY BE DESPATCHING THE FOLLOWING FOR THE GOVERNOR-

DESIGNATE BY QUEEN'S MESSENGER:

(A) LEAVING HONG KONG FRIDAY 23 APRIL, A RATHER BULKY CONSIGNMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED REFERENCE MATERIAL SUCH AS COLONY AND DEPARTMENTAL ANNUAL REPORTS, ESTIMATES ETCSEMICOLON AND

(B) LEAVING HONG KONG FRIDAY 30 APRIL, TWO COVERS CONTAINING PRELIMINARY NOTES PREPARED FOR MACLEHOSE, ONE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL

AND ONE BEARING A HIGHER CLASSIFICATION,

2. APART FROM THE MORE HIGHLY CLASSIFIED COVER BOTH CONSIGNMENTS

WILL BE SO PACKED THAT THEY CAN CONVENIENTLY BE FORWARDED OR

TAKEN ON TO MACLEHOSE'S RESIDENCE IF HE WISHES.

3.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD LET MACLEHOSE HAVE THESE TWO SETS OF

BOOKS AND PAPERS AS SOON AS HE NEEDS THEM AFTER HIS ARRIVAL IN

LONDON FROM DENMARK, WHICH WE UNDERSTAND WILL BE ON OR ABOUT

2 MAY.

TRENCH

FILES

HKD

DTGD

MR WILFORD

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No.51 20 APR 1971

HAKKI/I

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

COPY TO:

CONFIDENTIAL

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE 54 PALL MALL SW1

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