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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 895 OF 20 NOVEMBER.
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST.
1. KEVIN SINCLAIR HAS WRITTEN TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS SEEKING AN INTERVIEW DURING HIS VISIT TO LONDON FROM 2-12 DECEMBER. SINCE THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT NOW THAN AT THE TIME OF HIS PREVIOUS REQUEST (OURTELSNOS 279 AND 333 OF 1974) LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS IS PREPARED TO AFFORD HIM AN OFF-THE-RECORD INTERVIEW IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 8 DECEMBER.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ASK FORD TO TELL SINCLAIR THIS, EMPHASISING THE OFF-THE-RECORD CONDITION, AND TO ASK HIM IF HE HAS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS HE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OTHER THAN THOSE IN HIS LETTER OF 5 NOVEMBER, (WE SHALL PREPARE DRAFT. ANSWERS HERE WHICH WE HOPE TO CLEAR WITH YOU BEFORE THE INTERVIEW TAKES PLACE).
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