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DESKBY 150100Z
FM FCO 14173OZ DEC 81
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 949 OF 14 DECEMBER.
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PUS
1.
YOU WILL RECEIVE SEPARATE INSTRUCTIONS TO SPEAK TO
SIR S Y CHUNG. AS YOU WILL SUSPECT, THIS MEANS WE HAVE CROSSED
THE HURDLE OVER THE ROAD. YOUR OWN ADVICE HAS PLAYED A
SIGNIFICANT PART IN THIS. I AM MOST GRATEFUL.
2. WHILE WE TAKE THE POINT IN YOUR LETTER OF 30 NOVEMBER ABOUT
NOT HUSTLING THE UNOFFICIALS WE OBVIOUSLY DO NEED TO GET AN
ANNOUNCEMENT OUT QUICKLY IN VIEW OF PRESS SPECULATION, AND
ANYWAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE FORMALITIES
WITH THE PALACE I VERY MUCH HOPE YOU CAN LET US HAVE THE GO-
AHEAD BY 090OZ ON 18 DECEMBER AT THE LATEST AND IF POSSIBLE
BEFORE.
CARRINGTON
PERMUN
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