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THE NECESSARY COOLING OFF PROCESS TO WHICH YOU YOURSELF REFER
IN YOUR TELEGRAM.
5. I KNOW HOW HARD YOU YOURSELF HAVE WORKED TO EXPLAIN TO THE
UNOFFICIALS THE PRACTICAL AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS FOR THE
GOVERNMENT. I CAN ASSURE YOU AND THEM THAT I FULLY UNDERSTAND
THE CONCERNS WHICH HAVE ARISEN IN HONG KONG. ON THE OTHER HAND, HMG'S COMMITMENT TO THE TERRITORY IS UNCHANGED AND THE
PRACTICAL POSITION OF PEOPLE THERE WILL NOT BE ALTERED. I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ALL THIS PERSONALLY WITH YOU
AND THE UNOFFICIALS WHEN I VISIT HONG KONG.
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