Mr Cortazzi
CONFIDENTIAL
SINO/BRITISH RELATIONS
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RECEIVED DI REGISTRY NO. 51
er 1973
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REGISTRY Action Tukan
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1. As you will see from his manuscript minute below the Secretary of State has sent a shortened version of the draft minute to the Prime Minister, but not the minute to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Secretary of State has commented as follows:
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"It has become a national disease that we always
respond or nearly always, to a new task by asking more and more money and more resources. I have no doubt we should put in a greater effort in China. have equally no doubt it should come out of existing resources by redeployment so I will not write to the Chancellor. The letter to the Prime Minister is too long and I've tried to cut it".
4 September 1978
c.c. Sir A Duff
Sir E Youde
Mr Hibbert
Mr Murray
Mr Fergusson Heads of FED
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Jones
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PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts
Defence Dept
EESD
ESSD
HKGD
NAD
PPD
Planning Staff
SAD
SEAD
TRED
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