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DD 06010OZ HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
051620Z DEC
GRS 430
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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 06010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 2796
OF 05162OZ DECEMBER 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
UNCLASSIFIED
DEATH OF SIR E YOUDE:
STATEMENTS BY HMG
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1.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY 10 DOWNING STREET
AT 050900Z.
BEGINS
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ENDS
2.
SIR EDWARD YOUDE
THE PRIME MINISTER WAS DEEPLY DISTRESSED TO HEAR OF
SIR EDWARD'S UNEXPECTED DEATH. SHE REGARDED HIM AS AN
OUTSTANDING CIVIL SERVANT WHO HAD WORKED SELFLESSLY FOR HONG KONG'S INTERESTS, AND IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC THAT HE
WAS SERVING HONG KONG AT THE END.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE WAS
ISSUED AT 051230z.
BEGINS
I HAVE LEARNED WITH GREAT SADNESS OF THE SUDDEN DEATH
OF SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
BEFORE GOING TO HONG KONG AS GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE
HAD A MOST DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN THE DIPLOMATIC
SERVICE. HE WAS CHIEF CLERK IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND AMBASSADOR IN PEKING.
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