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PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

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CONFIDENTIAL.

RECEIVED INTIDENTIAL

REGISTRY No.51

- 9FEB 1972

HKK 6/548/1

(HK)

TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO. 122 OF 8 FEB.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 119.

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FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR FROM WILFORD,

1. THE D.T.1. ARE WORKING OUT, AT OUR REQUEST, A REVISED OFFER, WHICH WE HOPE WILL GO SOME WAY TO MEET YOUR POSITION. WE HOPE TO GET THIS TO YOU NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY.

2. LAIRD IS FULLY IN THE PICTURE AND WILL GIVE YOU DETAILS ON HIS ARRIVAL. I REALISE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED QUICKER SERVICE, BUT THIS WE COULD NOT MANAGE, MY HOPE IS THAT YOU WOULD, AT LEAST, BE ABLE TO TRY THE OFFER ON TEXTAB BEFORE THE S OF S ARRIVES. THERE OF COURSE, NO LIKELIHOOD OF THE FULL PROCEDURE LEADING TO A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT BEING COMPLETED BEFORE THEN (PARA 1 OF YOUR TELNO. 85)

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