(885363) Dd. 896639 1,000м 8/71 St.S.
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
Registry No.
HKK 14/8 DRAFT
LETTER
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Secret.
Secret.
Confidential.
Restricted.
Unclassified.
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
Letter despatched by
O FEB 1973
To:-
Lt Col the Rt Hon
Sir Martin Charteris KCB KCVO OBE
Private Secretary to
The Queen
Type 1 +
From
(22)
Private Secretary to the Secretary of State
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
On 17 November 1972 the Foreign and Commonwealth
Secretary recommended for Her Majesty's approval
the name of Mr Denys Tudor Emil Roberts for
appointment as Chief Justice, Hong Kong in
The Queen
succession to Sir Ivo Rigby. Her Majesty approved
this submission. Subsequently, however, the Foreign
and Commonwealth Secretary has reviewed the question
of the appointment of a successor to the Colonial
Secretary, Hong Kong, Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, who
is also due to retire in 1973. In the light of
recent developments in Hong Kong he has concluded
would that the best candidate for this appointment is now in fact be Mă
the same Mr Denys Tudor Emil Roberts and that this
appointment should take precedence over the proposed
appointment as Chief Justice.
The appointment of Mr Roberts as Chief Justice has
not yet been formally executed. The Foreign and
Commonwealth Secretary would therefore be grateful
if you would enquire whether Her Majesty would be
willing to consider a new candidate for appointment
as Chief Justice in place of Mr Roberts.
acceptable,
If this
is accepted he will submit the name of a new
The Queen's
candidate for Her Majesty's approval.
com
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.