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should have taken up his post. Amongst the issues to which officials should devote attention an mantinies in
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recommendatin (6) of K (69) 1.
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our position intolerable or an expressed
determination by them to take over the
Colony in the fairly near future, the approach
I have outlined might see us through at any
to
rate the next five ten years, which is
perhaps as farahead as it is/prudent to
look in dealing with Hong Kong.
7.
The conclusions above are broadly in
line with the conelusions and recommendations
of the report K(6).
Accordingly, I have
proposed that the Committee, if it shares
give
my views, should exprese general endorsement
and talking of
to the recommendations of K(69)1;
endorsing
Ian
taking the particular recommendation that
future policy/with regard to Hong Kong
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be reviewed/at regular intervals in
consultation with the Governor, and direct
and direct officials to undertake a further
review in the course of this year in time
to submit revised report to the Commitee in the first half of 1971 which time the next governor ut tão beginning of 797.
8.
I draw the attention of my colleagues on
the Committee to the very strict security
rules covering the preparation and circulation
of this paper and the preceding report.
Authority has now been given for one copy of
each paper to be held personally by the
Governor of Hong Kong.
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