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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 1610157 OCTOBER 81
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 940 OF 16 OCTOBER
HKK 340|1
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REQUIVAD) T1369esy PD. 51
1.9 OCT 1981
DESK OFFICER
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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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MY TELNO 9331 NATIONALITY BILL
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FURTHER TO MY PARAS 1 TO 3, I HAVE NOW RECEIVED A
PA
22.6.
LETTER FROM ALL UMELCO MEMBERS THE OPERATIVE PART OF WHICH IS IN MIFT,
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QISTRY
Action Taken
PGx 23/10
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2. I SHOULD MAKE CLEAR THAT IN PASSING ON YOUR VIEW THAT IT WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE IF UNOFFICIALS BECAME TOO DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN SUPPORT OF GEDDES' 1ST AMENDMENT (YOUR TELNO 787 PARA 4) | STRESSED THAT YOU COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU COULD SUCCEED IN ACHIEVING AN ALTERNATIVE FALL-BACK FOR HONG KONG. UNOFFICIALS HAVE BEEN UPSET BY THE COMBINATION OF THE UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSE VOTE ON TUESDAY, WITH DISCOVERY, WHEN IT WAS
TOO LATE, THAT THE FALL-BACK FORMULA WOULD HAVE TO BE EMASCULATED, AT ANY RATE IN ANY AMENDMENT IN THE LORDS.
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3. WHILE THEIR LETTER ADDS NOTHING TO MY TELNO 933 IT DOES REFLECT THE STRONG EMOTION BEHIND THEIR REACTION AND THEIR HOPE THAT SOMETHING MAY YET BE TRETRIEVED BY ADMINISTRATIVE
MEANS.
MACLEHOSE
LIMITED
HK & GD
N & TO
PS
PS/LPS
PS/LORD TREFGARNE
PS/PUS
MR DONALD
MR ADAMS
COPIES TO:
DR FORD HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
LONDON
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