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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 237 OF 21 MARCH.

FOR STEWART, C/O GOVERNMENT HOUSE, FROM MILTON.

TURNER STUDY.

23 MAR MIT

HKK 212/548/

1. MY LETTER OF 21 MARCH IN TOMORROW'S BAG CONTAINS COPIES OF THE

SECRETARY OF STATE'S LETTERS OF 17 MARCH TO THE GENERAL

SECRETARY OF THE TUC AND THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CBI FOR YOU TO

PASS ON TO THE GOVERNOR. IT ALSO DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT

THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS QUERIED THE GOVERNOR'S CONCLUSION,

CONVEYED TO YOU ON THE TELEPHONE ON 10 MARCH, THAT HE DID NOT

THINK IT WOULD BE PROPER FOR HIM TO COMMENT ON PROFESSOR TURNER'S REPORT UNTIL HIS (EXTENDED) STUDY HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

2. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WHO HAS

READ PROFESSOR TURNER'S REPORT. HAS SAID TO THE OLA THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE GOVERNOR WERE TO SUBMIT HIS COMMENTS ON IT.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PASS THIS ON TO THE GOVERNOR,

3. I UNDERSTAND THAT HONG KONG'S LABOUR AFFAIRS WERE NOT DISCUSSED AT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING TODAY WITH MR LEN MURRAY AND MR JACK JONES. MR MURRAY DID SAY, HOWEVER, THAT THE TUC WOULD BE CONSIDERING PROFESSOR TURNER'S REPORT AND WOULD MAKE ITS COMMENTS KNOWN AT THE OLCC MEETING PLANNED FOR 29 APRIL. THE TUC HAVE MEANWHILE ASKED FOR 20 COPIES OF THE REPORT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL MEMBERS OF ITS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE.

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