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OF VIEW, IF MR HAYDEN CANNOT BE RELIED UPON TO BE DISCREET, THEN WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BRIEF HIM AS FULLY AS HE WOULD LIKE. THIS IS BECAUSE OUR FIRST DUTY IS TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, WHO CANNOT BE TOLD VERY MUCH, F ANYTHING, ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. AS WILL BE APPARENT FROM OUR TELEGRAMS REPORTING PRESS COVERAGE OF THE FUTURE (NOT REPEATED TO CANBERRA) MR HAYDEN'S REMARKS HAVE STIMULATED MANY EXPRESSIONS OF RESENTMENT AT THE EXTENT TO WHICH HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE KEPT IN THE DARK.
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SIR I SINCLAIR
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MR BURROWS
ED/PLANNING STAFF
MR MARTIN
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PS
MR FLOWER
PS/PUS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
STR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
MR COLES
SIR A PARSONS
MR WALKER,
MR ROBERTS
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