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FM HONG KONG 142851Z
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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.176 OF 14 FEBRUARY 79.
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FOLLOWING FOR THOMPSON, HONG KONG AND GENERAL DEPARTMENT,
FROM POLITICAL ADVISER.
1. I HAVE JUST SEEN COPIES OF THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT MINUTES
TO YOU OF 32 JANUARY ABOUT THE ENQUIRY BY THE CANADIAN EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ON HONG KONG. YOU WILL ALREADY HAVE
SEEN NY LETTER OF 17 JANUARY,
2. 1 HOPE WE WILL NOT MAKS A MEAL OF THIS NAIVE ENQUIRY. THE ANSWERS ABOUT THE VARIOUS TREATIES ARE SURELY SIMPLE: IN OUR EYES THEY ARE VALID. THE ONLY DOUBTS ARE ABOUT HOW MUCH IT IS POLITICALLY WISE TO STAND UP AND SHOUT ABOUT THEM IN PUBLIC. SIMILARLY, THE CHINESE CASE CAN BE LEFT TO SPEAK FOR ITSELF WITH ALL ITS IMPRECISION, THE BRIEFER THE REPLY WE GIVE THE
BETTER.
3. PLEASE MAY I SEE A COPY OF WHATEVER IS SENT TO THE CANADIANS.
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MR CORTA221 MR MURRAY MIHALL
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