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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 1036 OF 16 OCTOBER. 1973
PERSONAL TO GOVERNOR FROM MR ROYLE.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 1107: FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ACT.
1. I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE AMENDMENTS YOU HAVE PROPOSED AND, IF IT IS YOUR JUDGMENT THAT THE TEXT AS IT NOW STANDS IS THE MINIMUM YOU CAN SAY WITHOUT TROUBLE IN HONG KONG, THEN I NATURALLY ACCEPT THAT JUDGMENT, BUT IF IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO OMIT THE WORDS FROM QUOTE WHERE H M G UNQUOTE TO QUOTE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS UN QUOTE THAT WOULD HELP US EVEN FURTHER. THE STATEMENT MAY BE ACCURATE AND IN BLAIR-KERR, BUT TO BRING IT OUT SO POINTEDLY IN YOUR SPEECH COULD GIVE A HANDLE FOR THOSE HERE WHO WILL CLAIM THAT THE LOGICAL CONCLUSION TO BE DRAWN FROM ALL THIS IS THAT WE SHOULD ONLY APPROVE LAWS IN HONG KONG WHICH WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IN THE U K. BUT I MUST LEAVE IT TO YOU TO JUDGE WHETHER THIS ADDITIONAL AMEND- MENT IS TOLERABLE, AND WILL OF COURSE GO ALONG WITH WHATEVER YOU
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