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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 1387 OF 1ST DECEMBER, 1973.
2.
HADDOM-CAVĖ,
FOR BARRETT (TREASURY) FROM HADDOM SAVE.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 1227.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGE,
.3/x11
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 51
5 DEC 1973
HKK 5/
THERE IS NOW INSUFFICIENT TIME AVAILABLE TO SEEK EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL'S FINAL VIEWS ON THE 4TH DECEMBER. WE SHALL, THEREFORE,
CONSULT THEM ON 11TH DECEMBER,
3. WE SHALL BE RECOMMENDING ACCEPTANCE AND I HOPE WE SHALL BE
ABLE TO CONFIRM TO YOU ON 11TH THAT HONG KONG WILL PARTICIPATE.
I HOPE ALSO WE SHALL BE ABLE TO GIVE THE SPECIFIC CONFIRMATION
YOU HAVE ASKED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 1226. HOWEVER, YOU WILL RECALL THAT, AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 15 OF OUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 1117, THIS PROVISION WAS UNACCEPTABLE
TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT THEIR MEETING ON 2ND OCTOBER,
MACLEHOSE
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HKOD
PS/MR ROYLE
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