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BRAY LUNCHES WITH KADOORIE HE SHOULD CONFIRM MY BELIEF THAT IN PEKING THE LATTER WILL TALK ABOUT COAL AND CONCEIVABLY MINING
EQUIPMENT, AND PERHAPS IN GENERAL TERMS ABOUT MUTUAL INTEREST IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG: BUT HE WILL NOT DISCUSS HMG'S INTENTIONS OR SUGGEST THAT EARLY NEGOTIATION IS DESIRABLE.
5. I THINK THIS WOULD BE BETTER THAN YOU TACKLING HIM YOURSELF, AS
IS SUPECT THIS IS MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
MACLEHOSE
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HK & GD (5)
FED
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR POSNETT
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