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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1434 OF 26 JULY.

- 2 AUG 1984

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FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY TO SECRETARY OF STATE FROM PS/MR LUCE HONG KONG: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY: THE SELECTION OF MONITORS 1. MR LUCE HAS BEEN GIVING FURTHER THOUGHT TO THIS QUESTION. OF THE NAMES SO FAR PUT FORWARD, HE DOES NOT THINK THAT THOSE MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE WOULD CARRY THE NECESSARY CREDIBILITY IN HONG KONG OR PARLIAMENT AS INDEPNDENT AND UNBIASED MONITORS. BUT THE SAME WOULD NOT APPLY TO OTHER PROMINENT RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS.

IF IT IS NOT

TOO LATE, HE WOULD LIKE TO ADD THREE FURTHER SUCH NAMES TO LIST FOR CONSIDERATION:

I) SIR JOHN PAUL.

A FORMER COLONIAL GOVERNOR AND, MORE RECENTLY, GOVERNOR

OF THE ISLE OF MAN. HE WAS VERY NEARLY CHOSEN AS GOVERNOR

OF RHODESIA AT THE TIME OF THE SETTLEMENT.

II)

SIR FRANK COOPER (EX PUS, MOD). III) SIR PETER NAIRNE (EX PUS, DHSS).

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PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

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