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FM HONG KONG 0431432 NOV 32
TO PRIORITY FOO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1263 OF 4 NOVEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELNO 912 OF 20 OCTOBER.
HONG KONG AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC FUND: OPEN LETTER TO EXCO AND
LEGCO.
1. EXCO AND LEGCO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THIS LETTER. THE ISSUE IS NOT NOW A LIVE ONE IN HONG KONG. MORE PRESSING PUBLIC CONCERNS
HAVE REPLACED IT.
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2. OUR PUBLIC POSITION ON THE CONTRIBUTION WAS AND REMAINS AS
SET OUT IN OUR TELEGRAM 707 OF 2 JULY. IN ANY REPLY TO CHAN
WE WOULD PREFER TO PLAY, DOWN THE POINT THAT THE CONTRIBUTION
WAS PROPOSED BY UNOFFICIALS (ON WHICH WE ARE SLIGHTY VULNERABLE
CONSTITUTIONALLY) AND PLAY UP ITS INTENDED USE TO MEET THE FUND'S LONG TERM NEEDS, INCLUDING BENEFITS TO HONG KONG CHINESE
PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.
3. CHAN'S LETTER IS APPARENTLY MEANT TO BE AS CONTENTIOUS AND
DISAGREEABLE AS POSSIBLE AND DOES NOT SEEM TO JUSTIFY A DETAILED
REPLY. WE DO NOT KNOW HIS BACKGROUND OR MOTIVES. BUT THINK
COMMISSIONER LONDON MAY HAVE SOME INFORMATION.
YOUDE
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