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Singapore is strong. It could happen that the situation will look different in 1970/71 and our views my accordingly change. But I can see no reason to expect the situation to develop along lines wore favourable to a decision to leave Hong Kong without air cover, and would therefore ask that in the study of this maɛtar which your Ministry is now undertaking account should be taken of the political arguments made above.
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THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN RETAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 344) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 1958
(GEORGE THOMSON)
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