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1. At our meeting with Lord Goronwy-Roberts on 23 May, we promised to submit a paper which he might put to the Secretary of State in preparation for the Governor's visit.
2.
The Governor will have discussed the question with Sir D Watson and it might be best if the paper came from him and was seen to arise from his visit to Hong Kong. This gets over the difficulty of explaining how we know of the Governor's views without attaching personal correspondence. It also makes it possible
to include personal impressions.
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3.
I accordingly submit a first draft.
Sir D Watson may wish
to consider whether the last paragraph of the draft should be
submitted in writing or referred to orally.
31 May 1974
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Mr Champion
Mr Rushford
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Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.
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your draft, because the root of the votiveness a that Ex. Corallons & others to wit accept that Butne Munker's stoned prevent further executions for U.K. political
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Tiha Walion
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