DSR 11 (Revised)
DRAFT: minutg/letter/teleketter/lespatek/nate
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FER Butler Esq
Principal Private Secretary
No 10 Downing Street
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Please accept our apologies for the delays to three telegrams during the Prime Minister's tour last week, to which you drew my attention in your letter of 24 December.
2. We have checked on the handling of each telegram and
have found that all three were transmitted and received well
in advance of the Deskby times, and I regret that the delay
in each case seems to have occurred in the handling after
receipt of the telegram. We have drawn the attention of Hong Kong and Peking to the delays and have asked for an explanation.
3.
There was also a regrettable delay in distribution in
London in handling your telegram to Sir Philip Moore, though
because the two officers concerned are on leave at present
we have not been able to establish the precise course of
events.
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4.
The rules on priority to be given to Deskby telegrams
and the need for them to reach the responsible officer in
time are clearly laid down. When we have established what went wrong in these cases, we shall certainly consider whether an instruction reminding staff of these rules would
be helpful.
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