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PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1269: VISIT OF LORD TREFGARNE
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1 I AM RELAXED ABOUT WHERE THE MINISTER STAYS. AS A GENERAL RULE I LIKE TO INVITE CABINET MINISTERS TO STAY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. I AM ALSO HAPPY TO LOOK AFTER OTHER MINISTERS WHEN THAT IS CONVENIENT TO THEM AND PROVIDING THAT THERE IS ROOM. THE ONLY EXCEPTION I CAN THINK OF TO THIS GENERAL RULE IS THAT SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR DEFENCE HAVE NORMALLY STAYED WITH THE CBF.
2. LORD TREFGARNE IS VERY WELCOME TO STAY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. AS YOU NOTE IN TUR I INVITED HIM TO DO SO WHEN CALLING ON HIM AND MR RIDLEY. EQUALLY, I MADE IT CLEAR THAT I WOULD QUITE UNDERSTAND IF HE WISHED TO STAY ELSEWHERE, EG WITH PETER HEAP. SINCE HE IS A MINISTER OF STATE WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRADE, IT WOULD BE VERY UNDERSTANDABLE IF THAT IS WHAT HE PREFERRED TO DO. I AM QUITE CONTENT TO LEAVE THE DECISION TO LORD TREFGARNE. BUT, IF YOU ARE ANXIOUS TO BUILD UP PETER HEAP'S ROLE IN THE PROMOTION OF TRADE CAN OBJECTIVE TO WHICH I HAVE NO OBJECTION) I CAN SEE A CASE FOR
HIM STAYING WITH HEAP RATHER THAN ME.
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