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Sir Brian Unwin, K.C.B. Chairman

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UNITED KINGDOM

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Mr Hodges:

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Having just returned to Hong Kong after a duty visit to the United States as the guest of Carol Hallett, I am taking the first opportunity to let you know how appreciative I am of the splendid arrangements which were made for me during my visits to the U.K. Customs. I am grateful to you personally for taking time out from your busy schedule to entertain me to lunch at the Reform Club and I am also deeply appreciative of the time and trouble taken by your staff in London, Dover, Gatwick, Felixstowe, Stansted and the Isle of Grain.

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You will recall that we briefly discussed possibility of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) being signed between our two Services. I have accordingly enclosed a copy of the Co-operative Arrangement which I have recently signed with New Zealand Customs and which we might perhaps use as a model. I am also enclosing a copy of the draft of a similar arrangement which I am currently negotiating with the Australian Customs Service. As I said at lunch, I feel that signing of an MOU or similar document between our two Services would be helpful to Hong Kong, in particular in the run up to 1997, and I

and I am grateful that you have agreed to consider my suggestion.

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