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HONG KONG TELNO 525 TO FCO
·5.
1848A. 7, LAST SENTENCE. I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE ASSURANCE
THAT H M G WILL CONTINUE TO BE WILLING IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES
TO SUPPORT HONG KONG IN SECURING ITS RIGHTS,
4.
THERE IS ONE CONNECTED POINT ARISING FROM THE U K BRIEF
FOR QUADRIPARTITE TALKS (FOR THE PROMPT ARRIVAL OF WHICH I AM
GRATEFUL) ON WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT IN VIEW OF THE
CONSIDERATION WHICH YOU WILL NOW BE GIVING TO THE QUESTION OF
AN INITIATIVE BY HONG KONG VIS-A-VIS THE AMERICANS. THERE IS AN
IMPLICATION AT THE BEGINNING OF PARA. 24 THAT MY VIEW OF THE
URGENT NEED TO INVITE NEGOTIATIONS STEMS LARGELY FROM
POLITICAL PRESSURES FROM HONG KONG INTERESTS. THIS IS NOT SO.
ALTHOUGH THERE CERTAINLY ARE SUCH PRESSURES, MY VIEWS AND THOSE
OF MY ADVISERS ARE BASED ON OUR ASSESSMENT OF WHAT IS IN HONG KONG'S
BEST INTERESTS.
FCO PASS TO WASHINGTON AND UKMIS GENEVA.
SIR D. TRENCH
REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K.D.
T.P.D.
COMMODITIES D.
E.I.D.
AMERICAN D.
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