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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO.675 OF 22 JULY./INFO SAVING BRUSSELS.

BRUSSELS: PERSONAL FOR HANBURY TENISON (REF HIS LETTER 25/9 OF 17 JULY TO STUART).

FCO TELNO.641.

1. FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR.

BRUSSELS HAVE ASKED WHETHER DODGE KNOWS OF DURGESS' APPOINTMENT.

WE ASSUME YOU WILL WISH TO TELL HIN YOURSELVES, IN VIEW OF THE EMBASSY'S INVOLVEMENT AND THE SITUATION'S POTENTIAL EMBARASSMENT

WE HOPE YOU CAN TELL DODGE SCON AND LET THE EMBASSY KNOW WHEN

THIS IS DONE.

2. THE EMBASSY HAVE ALSO ASKED WHETHER YOU WILL BE CALLING ON

THEM FOR LOGISTIC SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPOINTMENT. IF DODGE IS REMAINING, WHICH WE UNDERSTAND IS THE CASE, (BUT PERHAPS YOU WILL CONFIRM) HE WILL PRESUMARLY LOOK AFTER THIS

INCLUDING HOUSING. THE LATTER CAN BE DIFFICULT TO FIND IN

DRUSSELS AND AN INDICATION OF BURGESS' SIZE OF FAMILY AND HIS

RENT ALLOWANCE CEILING WOULD BE HELPFUL SO THAT ENQUIRIES CAN

START IN GOOD TIME.

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