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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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SUBMISSION
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Secret.
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In Confidence
Mr Wilford
Sin L. Mara.
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From
Mr Laird
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
HKD
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The attached Parliamentary Question by Mr Peter
Blaker is for oral reply on 6 March.
2. I attach a draft answer together with Notes
for Supplementaries.
3.
A copy of the record of the Secretary of
On IA Feburary Kong/wit
State's discussions in Hong Kong with unofficial
members of the 7xecutive and Legislative Councils,
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together with copy of the speech which he delivered
at the official luncheon at the Mandarin Hotel
on the same /day are also attached by way of
background/information.
3.
Questions of this nature can give rise to
a variety of supplementaries and the Notes for
Supplementaries accordingly cover a fairly wide field. The Motes indicate in each case whether
their subject matter was discussed with the
Secretary of State during his visit.
4. The Parliamentary office have asked for the
draft reply to reach them by noon, Tuesday
ebruary
1,000M 8/71 St.S.
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