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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 12 FEB 1981
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 118 OF 9 FEBRUARY
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YOUR TELNO 107: PQ BY LORD BROCKWAY.
AGREED, SUBJECT TO THE RESERVATION IN MY TELNO 739 OF 1980.
2. WE ASSUME THAT YOU WILL ALSO PREPARE SUPPLEMENTARIES TO COVER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE S OF S WILL DISCUSS THE FUTURE DURING HIS FORTHCOMING VISIT TO CHINA. WE SUGGEST THAT THE SHORT ANSWER IS AGAIN 'NO'. IF PRESSED SOMETHING ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
''THE UK AND CHINA SHARE AN INTEREST IN HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY. WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME MATTER OF COMMON CONCERN MAY BE RAISED. OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS I
DO NOT INTEND NOW TO ANTICIPATE WHAT THOSE MIGHT BE. CLOSE
SQUARE BRACKETS'’.
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