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3. SUBSEQUENTLY, ROY DENMAN CONFIRMED IN PRIVATE THAT HONG
KONG WOULD BE FIGURING AS AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT
WEEK'S DEPUTIES MEETING. DENMAN FORECAST THAT HMG WOULD ON
THIS OCCASION MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT, POSITIVE IN THE CONTEXT
OF HONG KONG'S INCLUSION IN THE GPS BUT OTHERWISE DESIGNED
SIMPLY TO PROMPT THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR DETAILED
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS FOR SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION.
FCO PLEASE PASS TO HONG KONG AND TO GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND
SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON.
SIR J. BEITH
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NEWS D.
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[REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO HONG KONG AND GENEVA ONLY]
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