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CONFIDENTIAL
Registry
No.
HKK 14/6
DRAFT
LETTER
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Top Secret.
Secret.
Confidential.
Restricted. Unclassified.
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...In Confidence
To:-
HE
Sir Murray MacLehose KCMG MBE
Government House HONG KONG
Type 1 +
From
Mr Wilford
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
I am very sorry you have had to wait so
long for a reply to your saving despatch No Staff
37 of 25 April about the 2-petitions on the subject
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of appointments to the Supreme Court and District
Court from the Hong Kong Bar. It has of course
been necessary to consult a number of departments
on this.
Unfortunately 2 complications have arisen.
First, the Secretary of State has had the letter
from Mr Henry Litton of which a copy is enclosed
(with a copy of an acknowledgement).
It seems
from this that the Bar Association has wind of your
proposal in respect of Jackson-Lipkin and have
chosen this way of making their views known to us.
You may already be aware of these feelings among
members of the Bar. It would however be most
helpful to us to know what you think on this
particular point. We do not of course want to
get the worst of both worlds unless we are quite
satisfied that this is necessary in the interests
of both the public and the administration of
justice.
CONFIDENTIAL
/The second
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