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Dr. Gammiara I have telegrapind HK accordingly.
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19/3
Minister of State
Hong Kong
I submit below a minute by Mr. Carter and
a submission by the Foreign Office, which in fact has already been approved by Mr. Rodgers.
Hong Kong telegrams at flags A and B and
the relevant Peking telegrams were discussed
at a meeting I held with the Foreign Office yesterday morning at which Mr. Carter and Mr. Gaminara were present. We came to the conclusion that the course of action proposed
in paragraph 5 of Hong Kong telegram 330 at
Flag B should be supported and that the
discussions with the Chinese representatives
should be carried out by Mr. Cater, because
technically he is now no longer a Hong Kong
Government official. This will keep the
discussions on an informal basis and help
to avoid committing the Hong Kong Government if at some later stage we did not wish to pursue them.
I recommend that we agree to the Governor's proposals in paragraph 5 of his telegram No. 330 (Flag B) and also that
Mr. Cater should be his representative.
Yes.
Hong Kong would like an urgent reply and
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