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PP GOY BERMUDA

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FM FCO 281608Z

STAFF IN CONFIDENCE

TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR BERMUDA TELNO PERSONAL 19 OF 28 FEB. YOUR TELEGRAM NO PERSONAL 151 APPOINTMENT OF SOLICITOR-GENERAL, HONG KONG.

1. SIR BRYAN ROBERTS HAS DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT OFFERED

TO HIM IN THIS COUNTRY. WE BELIEVE HIS DECISION TO BE FINAL.

2. THIS IS A PITY. WE ARE REVIEWING OTHER POSSIBILITIES AND WILL

LET YOU HAVE OUR SUGGESTIONS AS 300N AS POSSIBLE. IN VIEW OF THIS SETBACK, DO YOU WISH TO REVIEW THE POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL CANDIDATE?

DOUGLAS HOME

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