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OF ANY WORK IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO

DO.

3. WE CONSIDER THEREFORE THAT THERE WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL ADVANTAGE TO BE GAINED BY THE U.K.'S JOINING A SOUTH-EAST ASIAN AD HOC COMMITTEE, ALONG THE LINES PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF HONG KONG: AND THAT THE SAME WOULD APPLY TO A SUD-COMMISSION

THIS WERE TO BE ESTABLISHED, THERE WOULD PRESUMABLY

BE NO OBJECTION IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES TO SOMEONE FROM HONG KONG (E.G. THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS) BEING MADE A MEMBER OF THE UK DELEGATION IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY.

MACLEHOSE

MINNA

SENT AT 29/9419Z RD