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Sir Douglas Allen
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Sir Arthur
AW Peterson CB
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Thank you for your letter of 4 October about
the state of Hong Kong's relations with the United
Kingdom.
I agree that it would be useful to set up a group
at official level as you propose.
Because of the timetable imposed by events
in Hong Kong and elsewhere, action on a number
of the issues mentioned in the Foreign & Commonwealth
independent
Sir James Dunnett Secretary's minute will have to go forward without
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