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TELEGRAM NUMBER 839 OF 28 SEPTEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG.
FOLLOWING FOR MCLAREN, HKGD.
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199 YOUR TELNO.773 TO HONG KONG: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES.
1. I AGREE WITH PARAS 1 AND 2 AND THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PAR A3 OF YOUR TUR.
2. I SUGGEST, HOWEVER, THAT THE ADDITIONAL WORDING IN PARA 3 SHOULD BE USED ONLY IF THIS IS REALLY UNAVOIDABLE UNDER THE PRESSURE OF QUESTIONAING.
GRATEFUL FOR TEXT OF MR BLAKER'S STATE ENT.
CRADOCK
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