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CONFIDENTIAL

INFO PRIORITY TOKYO (FOR AMBASSADOR) AND BRITISH TRADE

COMMISSION HONG KONG

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM JAR PETER CAREY

REFERENCE YOUR 494 OF 16 MAY

200

YOU WILL HAVE SEEN TELEGRAM NO TO TOKYO. WE CONSIDER

YOU SHOULD NOT INFORM SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE OF THE PRIME

MINISTER'S DISCUSSION. SHOULD SIR LAWRENCE RAISE THE

MATTER, YOU MIGHT CONFIRM THAT THE DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE BUT SHOULD FOLLOW THE LINE IN PARA 3_OF TELEGRAM (∞).

2 WE HAVE HAD REPORTS FROM UK INDUSTRIALISTS THAT SIR

LAWRENCE KADOORIE HAS EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT THAT NO

PROPOSALS HAVE YET BEEN PUT TO HIM. WE HOPE YOU CAN PERSUADE

SIR LAWRENCE THAT WE ARE CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED FOR BRITISH

COMPANIES TO DEVELOP PROPOSALS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. OFFICIALS

ARE STUDYING WITH URGENCY VARIOUS APPROACHES WITH THE COMPANIES

AND BANKS.

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