Sir A. Galsworthy
Please
See
Sui A. Percival's
reply at (E194) to your letter at (93). Yen
will note
that he has asked you in a
hortsant to telephone heim.
2.
Nr. Brown has commented
on this letter
in his marinte dated
15-4 December. In
my view
hone
of the new ECG) conditions
Cre
reasonable
or necessary gaven the
Constitutional relationship of the Hong Kong
Gart. (and ECG)) with H.Me.G.
are
indred
They
proper commercial precautions
to take in dealing with
am
independent
govemment
Ord
Commercial concern
whore
pohae's and action's
HMG might be in
a position to influence but could not
in the firical analysis control.
They are
quite nappropriate in a transaction
between two authorities that are in effect-
burn under
The control
g
H.M. G.
and
where H.M.G.
is in a position to
Ser
that
between them.
and commitments
obligations, entered into between
are fulfilled
, for that matter, are
(if necessary) modified.
3.
Аз
you
ave
aware
The H.M. Gart.
quarantee
are not prepared even to què a
on
and
the earher condition's set out at (83);
informed me
the changes they
Conditions
waste
з
art
that the nature of
world require in those
such that it would be a time to negotiate further.
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