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PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR.

YOUR TELNOS 724-7ì NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL.

1. ALL ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOW IN HAND. THE ANNOUNCEMENT, AS AMENDED IN FOURTH TUR, WILL BE ISSUED AT 2230 LOCAL TIME TONIGHT. THE CHIEF SECERTARY WILL MEET THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP AT 2145, GIVE THEM ADVANCE COPIES OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, AND SPEAK ON THE LINES OF PARAS 2-7 OF YOUR TELNO 714.)

2. I GAVE THE TEXT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S LETTER TO MISS DUNN

AFTER LEGCO THIS EVENING. SHE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THAT SHE MUST KEEP

HT TO HERSELF UNTIL THE ANNOUNCEMENT #S MADE.

3. WE WILL TELEGRAPH THE DRAFT LEGCO STATEMENT IN DUE COURSE.

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SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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