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TELEGRAM NUMBER 283 OF 10 MAY
INFO HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR
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REUSTRY Action Taken
CH1015
YOUR TELNO 386. FUTURE OF HONG KONG: VISIT BY DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK
1.
IT IS INDEED A PITY THAT THIS WAS SUCH AN INSUBSTANTIAL
MEETING AND WE AGREE THAT LIAO'S FAILURE TO MENTION SOVEREIGNTY IS
UNLIKELY TO BE OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE.
2. IT IS INTERESTING HOWEVER THAT LIAO WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAMMOND AGAIN, AND WE HAVE SEEN ELSEWHERE THAT THE CHINESE MAY INTEND TO INVITE SANDBERG. WE AGREE THAT IF HAMMOND OR SANDBERG COULD BE PERSUADED TO SAY SOMETHING USEFUL THERE MIGHT BE SOME ATTRACTION IN FURTHER EXCHANGES, BUT WE SHOULD OF COURSE GUARD AGAINST EITHER OF THEM APPEARING AS AN INTERMEDIARY.
3. WE WILL LEAVE IT TO YOU AND HONG KONG TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY FUTURE VISIT AND TO LET US KNOW IF AND WHEN
ONE IS IN THE OFFING.
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG
THE BLUN
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PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/FUS
SIR J BULLARD
COPIES TO
SIR I SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
MR MARTIN
MR FLOWER
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