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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 124 OF 18 FEBRUARY
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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS:
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 155: (NOT ON FILE SECARI-DEDIP). See (74
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1. STEWART HAS SHOWN ME YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE DETAILED PREVIEW THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED, ! HAD LOOKED FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THIS WITH YOU IN HONG KONG BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS WILL NOT NOW BE POSSIBLE.
2. I HAD HOPED TO HAVE SEEN IN YOUR TELEGRAM SOME INDICATIONS OF THE BUDGETARY STRATEGY OF YOUR GOVERNMENT AND OF ITS LONG- TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW YOUR THINKING ON THIS.
3. THE DETAILS YOU PROVIDE HAVE GIVEN RISE TO SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BUDGET WHICH I SHALL WISH TO DISCUSS AT GREATER LENGTH, EITHER BY CORRESPONDENCE OR ON YOUR NEXT VISIT TO LONDON, AFTER I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO STUDY THE FULL BUDGET.
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