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PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
TOP COPA
(91)
FM FCO 131855Z
CONFIDENTIAL
Тос
100
(HK)
Kaik
1972
TO PRIORITY CANBERRA TELNO 1317 OF 13 DECEMBER INFO GOVERNOR HONG KONG BCARFE HONG KONG.
VISIT OF MR. HUBBACK, DEPUTY SECRETARY DTI
1. WE UNDERSTAND MR HUBBACK WILL BE WITH YOU ON 14/15 DECEMBER. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM TO HIM THAT DTI WOULD LIKE HIM TO DISCUSS SHIPPING QUESTIONS WITH SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG. ARCHER IS WRITING TO HUBBACK WITH FULL DETAILS. HUBBACK WILL BE STAYING AT WENTWORTH HOTEL, SYDNEY ON THE NIGHT OF 19, LEAVING FOR HONG KONG ON 19. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO GET TO HIM ARCHER'S CONFIDENTIAL LETTER FROM BAG ARRIVING CANBERRA 18 DECEMBER? ADDITIONAL COPY OF LETTER WILL BE SENT CARE OF BCARFE HONG KONG. BUT BAG DOES NOT REACH HONG KONG UNTIL ·
20 DECEMBER, ON THE SAME DAY THAT HUBBACK IS DUE TO LEAVE THERE FOR UK.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SHOW THIS TELEGRAM TO HUBBACK AND SUGGEST THAT HE SHOULD TRY TO ARRANGE MEETING WITH GOVERNOR HONG KONG AS LATE AS POSSIBLE ON 28, IN ORDER TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT ARCHER'S LETTER REACHES HIM IN TIME BY ONE ROUTE OR THE OTHER.
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