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(C) SIMILARLY, IT MUST BE FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO NOMINATE THE OFFICIALS TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY. WE HAVE ALREADY PUT FORWARD OUR LIST OF THOSE WE WISH TO BE INVITED AND DO NOT WISH TO ADD TO IT (MATHEWS AND NAZARETH WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING BUT WILL STAND IN THE DELEGATION AND ARE THEREFORE IN A DIFFERENT CATEGORY). WE DO NOT (NOT) THINK IT APPROPRIATE FOR CIVIL SERVICE UNION REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND IN ADDITION TO OFFICIALS.

(D) ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO INVITATIONS BEING ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG AND MACAU OFFICE WE MUST ASK THAT THOSE FOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AND FOR OFFICIALS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE POLITICAL ADIVSER'S OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND SHOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY BY BCNA.

4. SEE MIFT.

5. RESIDENT CLERK PLEASE INFORM GALSWORTHY, HKD.

HADDON-CAVE

REPEATED AS REQUESTED

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR CROWLEY PUSD:

CROWLEY,

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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