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Conservatives Abroad

32 Smith Square Westminster London SWIP 3HH, England President: LORD HOME OF THE HIRSEL K.T. Vice Chairman of Party Organisation: JIM SPICER MP Director: DAVID M. SMITH

Telephone: (0)1 630 9971 (24 hrs. answer phone) Facsimile No: (0)1-222 1135 Telex No: 8814563

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30 July 1987

John Houston Esq

Room 195A

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

King Charles St

London SW1

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I enclose a paper which the Chairman of the Hong Kong Branch is circulating seeking membership of Conservatives Abroad in Hong Kong.

In the covering letter to me, he says:

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The British Representative Office, is new and particularly taken up by longer term expats. This seems to me

to be a realistic proposal particularly as the UK. will have to set up a consulate here in under 10yrs anyway!

I take it that there are no complications caused by our Branch advocating this.

I hope to meet Mr Allison, the Chairman when he comes to the UK in the next two weeks and would like to have a steer before then.

Yours sincerely,

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DAVID M SMITH

DIRECTOR, CONSERVATIVES ABROAD

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Chairman of the Party: RT. HON. NORMAN TEBBIT MP Conservative and Unionist Central Office, 32 Smith Square, London SWIP 3HH