COMICT
Hong Kon and Indian Ocean Department
J V Hagestadt 8q
Department of "rude and Industry
1 Victoria Street ICNDON 3:1
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REF.
5 July 1972
NG ON 'D GATS RELATINSHIP
VICH
1
I WLARGEJ 10
Thank you for your letter of 4 July, addressed to Tony Lambert.
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ime is rossing, and I have no written, as you guested, to icoll in "russels. I have incorporated most of your sugested amendments. I enclose a copy of my letter.
3 I am afraid we did not think it practicacle, or indeed on balance desira le, to attempt to conceal this correspondence from Hong on off cials in russels and Ceneva. The long on representative in Geneva is, after 11, a member of
a member of 1 Diplomatic ́ervice on secondment. The existence of the corres ondence is bound to come to long.ong's notice - indeed, when
hilip Hiddon-Cave was here, we told him hat we should be cons l'ing "russels and eneva.
If ong
ong learned that we were deliberately concealing this corres ondence from their officials, their suspicions would be immediately aroused. We have ha instances in the past where this has happened, und it has backfired on us. I think it is Letter to be frank with ong Pong.
Enclosure:
(R
Crowson)
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