OO HONG KONG
GR 700A
CYPHER CAT A
[NO
NO DISTRIBUTION
FM FCO 241645Z
(15)
SECRET
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TEL NO 128 OF 24 FEB
STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM O'KEEFFE.
YOUR TELEPHONE CALL THIS MORNING.
SLAMISTE
наказ
3/5
1. OUR UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT YOU HAD AGREED WITH THE PUS TO SEND
TWO DESPATCHES: ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND ON THE DEVELOPMENT
OF HONG KONG'S INTERNAL POLICIES OVER THE NEXT DECADE. MEANWHILE WE
HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PRODUCE A PLANNING PAPER COVERING BOTH..SUBJECTS
WHICH THE PUS WANTED TO SEE ALONGSIDE YOUR TWO DESPATCHES. THE AIM WAS THEN TO RECONCILE THE PLANNING PAPER WITH THE VIEWS IN YOUR
DESPATCHES AND TO SEND A SECOND DRAFT OF THE PLANNING PAPER TO YOU
AND TO HM AMBASSADOR PEKING FOR COMMENT. BEFORE HE LEFT ON HIS TOUR, THE PUS SUGGESTED THAT THE PAPER, TOGETHER WITH THE PLANNING PAPERS ON JAPAN AND CHINA, SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE PLANNING COMMITTEE TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH. I HAVE JUST LEARNT THAT A
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING TO TAKE THE PAPERS IS ARRANGED FOR 11
MARCH: BUT I AM SEEKING TO HAVE THIS POSTPONED, AT LEAST SO FAR AS THE HONG KONG PAPER IS CONCERNED, SO THAT YOU CAN FULLY CONSIDER THE
DRAFT.