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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 1000 OF 5 SEPTEMBER. 1973.

YOUR TELNO 863: DISTRICT JUDGES,

WE REGRET THAT WE CAN FIND NO TRACE OF YOUR DESPATCH OF

224 MAY. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE THE BAG NUMBER AND

THE DATE IT WAS SENT OFF. MEANWHILE WE SHALL TAKE ACTION ON THE

TEXT AS GIVEN IN YOUR TELEGRAM,

2. THE DESPATCH OF 2 MAY WAS WRITTEN ON THE RECOMMENDATION

OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE. WE ASSUMED THAT IF THE FACT THAT LIU WAS

BEING CONSIDERED FOR A DISTRICT JUDGESHIP WAS SIGNIFICANT, THE

CHIEF JUSTICE WOULD HAVE ADVISED THAT THIS BE REFERRED TO IN

CONNEXION WITH LIU'S APPLICATION FOR SILK.

3. WE MUCH REGRET THE OMISSION.

NORMAN-WALKER

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