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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 1106 OF 6 NOVEMBER/INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 661 TO PEKING: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON HONG KONG.
SINCE THE PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION DOES NOT REFER TO
''ABANDONING'' HONG KONG I WOULD MUCH PREFER TO AVOID ANY USE OF THE PHRASE WHICH COULD JUST BE MISINTERPRETED HERE, SUGGESTED FIRST SUPPLEMENTARY IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE SEEMS A BETTER FIRST SENTENCE FOR THE SUBSTANTIVE REPLY, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE WORDS ''OR MODIFYING'' AFTER ''ABANDONING''.
MACLEHOSE
SIR G ARTHUR
FILES
HKIOD
FED
MR THOMSON
DEFENCE D
MR WILFORD
PS
MR MALE
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
6 GRAFTON ST WIX 3LB
MR H BLANKS DS 11
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
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