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to remember HMG's interest might merely provoke the reply that
the Governor is aware of this interest, and that what is now
needed is for the consortium to make its offer on 19 March.
11. I therefore recommend that we should wait until we hear
from Mr Glaves-Smith whether he has been able to find a suitable
This may take up to a week.
person.
6 March 1973
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Mr Evans FED
Mr Kerr FRD
Mr Finlayson
Mr Keeble
Mr Whitehead
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біли not
DCSL
A C Stuart
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department
at all sure that the idea of
independent expent is viable
and who is
EPD
going
A sell
him to the HK govt and how?
I think that
we
must keep
Fill th
ou
next round of talks has been held.
2
The Japanese
well show
approach many
Hat they are
losing
on firence, I agree
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that we
snd not respond
unkl
we know
either that things
are
close
very
consortia
shut out.
amre
between the British and Japanese
until we
we may get
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