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Any thoughts?

Para I of the draft" speech in the City Hall (Telm No. 30) seems to

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UN(201) Dopt presumably be quite a well-informed andrence. And

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is a highly important colony which sends its own Overseas Labour Adviser expert-delegations to conferences.

TPD

Overseas Police Adviser

SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG

1. The Secretary of State will be visiting Hong Kong from 13 - 15 February.

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2. In his telegram No 27 of 14 January (copy attached) Sir Murray MacLehose has dealt with the theme of the visit as he sees it; and in his telegram No 30

he has included his suggestions for the speech to be made by the Secretary of State in the City Hall, Hong Kong on 14 February. Subject to any comments you may have we propose to recommend that Sir Murray MacLehose's suggestions be accepted.

3. I should be most grateful if we could have any comments by the close of play on Wednesday 19 January.

17 January 1971

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Sir L Monson

Mr Wilford

Main;

E O Laird

Hong Kong Department

The recent discussion with Hong

Kong Officials having achieved

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the Katile mamefacturers

the draft speech seems a but I understand that

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on the textiles as fact. CONFIDENTIAL

GH 19/1

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