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morning would also be timely from the point of view of the

Minister considering work destined for the Secretary of

State's weekend box.

4.

As para 2 of Mr Hoare's minute makes clear, I also registered with him the desirability of avoiding meetings in Hong Kong on a Friday which result in telegrams reaching us at lunch time on a Friday requiring Ministerial decisions by

Monday. Given the closing time of Ministerial boxes on a

Friday, particularly in the Secretary of State's office, we

have had a number of scrambles recently. This is not

conducive to considered advice for Ministers. I hope that by

pushing meetings earlier in the week in Hong Kong, we shall have enough time to seek decisions from Ministers on the basis

of a bit more time for reflection here.

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