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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 493 OF 18 MAY.
PERSONAL FOR PUS FROM GOVERNOR.
IF YOU HAD ACCOMPANIED THE S OF S TO HONG KONG THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS HAD PLANNED TO SPEAK
TO YOU ABOUT EXTENDING MY TERM OF OFFICE.
2. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THEM AD NAUSEAN FIRSTLY THAT DIPLOMATS RETIRE
AT 60 AND SECONDLY THAT IN ANY CASE I THINK CHANGES OF GOVERNOR
AT REGULAR INTERVALS ARE GOOD FOR HONG KONG.
3. THE SENIOR MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR YUET KEUNG KAN WILL BE IN LONDON ON JUNE 7TH AND 8TH AND HAS ASKED ME TO DISCOVER WHETHER YOU COULD SEE HIM FOR 20 MINUTES ON EITHER DAY, AND IF SO
WHEN.
4. I DO APOLOGISE FOR NOT HAVING MANAGED TO STOP THIS NONSENSE, BUT IF YOU'WOULD AGREE TO SEE HIM IT WOULD CLEAR THE AIR. IT ALSO WOULD GIVE YOU A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR CONCERN THAT WHAT IS DONE AND SAID IN HONG KONG SHOULD KEEP SUFFICIENTLY IN STEP WITH U.K. POLICIES FOR MINISTERS TO BE WILLING TO DEFEND THE FORMER.
5. I AM TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY TO LORD GORONWY ROBERTS WHO HE HAS ALSO ASKED TO SEE FOR A GENERAL CHAT (NOT ABOUT PARAS 1 AND 2 ABOVE).
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