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reasons for not being able or willing to
provide development assistance to Hong
Kong? If they were, we might work a
statement of those reasons into Sir Arthur
Galsworthy's covering letter in such a
way as to avoid the charge that we notified
Hong Kong how she could get aid fundsfrom
H.M.G. in circumstances where she very
well knew that no aid would be forthcoming. 4. I do not know whether we in this
department should approach 0.D.M. along these lines treating Hong Kong has a special
case (as indeed she is) in the cireum-
would
stances or whether you do this from your
department?
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