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Mr Walford

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LETTER FROM MR HAROLD WILSON'S OFFICE

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Mr Albert Murray in Harold Wilson's office wrote to the

Private Secretary on 10 August forwarding a letter which

Mr Wilson has received from Mrs Elsie Elliott in Hong Kong.

Mrs Elliott's letter contained allegations about corruption

in the Resettlement Department. We consulted Hong Kong and

an interim reply was sent to Mr Murray.

2. We have now received a telegram from Hong Kong suggesting

the line we might take in the reply to Mr Wilson's office. I

attach a draft reply based on this advice. I have, however,

altered the wording slightly, as the text suggested by Hong

Kong is a bit complacent in the context of the Godber case.

31 August 1973

Ash

A C Stuart Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department

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