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5. IF BRITISH MINISTERS WERE TO REFUSE TO SEE THEM, UNFAVOURABLE COMPARISONS WOULD INEVITABLY BE DRAWN WITH THE RECEPTION OF
THE HEUNG YEE KUK DELEGATION, WHICH WENT TO LONDON TO CRITICISE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, AND OF THE KADOORIE AND NEWBIGGING/KOO MISSIONS, WHICH WENT TO PROMOTE U.K EXPORTS TO H.K AND WERE RECEIVED AT A HIGH LEVEL.
6. THEREFORE, I DO NOT SEE HOW I COULD PROPERLY SEEM TO INFLUENCE THE DELEGATION NOT TO VISIT LONDON AS PROPOSED AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL TRY TO ARRANGE FOR IT TO BE RECEIVED AT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL AND GIVEN A PATIENT HEARING.
FCO PSE PASS
MACLEHOSE
FILES: HK & G D(5) EID
FRES SEC TRED
MR CORTAZZI
MR HIBBERT
COPIES TO:
MR LOCKHEED CRE 1 DOT MR ASHWOOD CRE.4/DOT
MISS LOWNE CTI/DOI
MR KIDD HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
LONDON
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