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FM PEKING 200700Z JUL 83
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 78 OF 20 JULY
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
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YOUR TELNO 376: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PROPOSED DINNER FOR
XU JIATUN
1. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA AND I AGREE WITH THE LINE YOU PROPOSE IN YOUR PARA 1 AND WITH YOUR PARA 2.
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2. ON TIMING I HAVE A SLIGHT PREFERENCE FOR THE LATER DATE. WE KNOW THE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN AND NCNA HONG KONG CAN BE SLOW AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT BY 28 JULY XU WOULD NOT YET HAVE HAD A REPORT OF THE SECOND ROUND. IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SEE HIM AFTER HE HAD HAD TIME TO SEE AND (PERHAPS) ABSORB RECORDS OR REPORTS OF THE ROUND AT WHICH ANNEX B IS TO BE PRESENTED YOU WOULD ALSO BE ABLE ON 4 AUGUST TO BRIEF XU ON THE THIRD ROUND AND LEAVE HIM WITH SOME THOUGHTS TO PONDER DURING THE
SUMMER RECESS.
CRADOCK
(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
TRATAND ED/HKD
ED/FED
PS
COPIES TO:
SIR I SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
MR BURROWS
PLANNING STAFF
MR MARTIN
MR FLOWER
MR COLES
HD/PUSD
PS/LADY YOUNG
PSAR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE
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