SECRET
Seirety A State
Mr Giffard
PSYPES
Private Secretary
MKK040/5
RECEIVED IN RECISTHY
20 SEP 1983
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
Issue for
fas amended to reflect the Savety
A State's
HKK 040/5
FROM: R D CLIFT, HKD
DATE: 5 September 1983
cc: PS/Mr Luce
PS/Mr Whitney
PS/PUS
new that the Mr Wright
only strany argument for
Ators in the
neepin picture
Mr Donald o.r.
Hd/PUSD
is that they could Ha/SPD do damage unbriefed)
Hala
+
Hd/NAD
Mr Flower, PUSD
Mr Thomson, FED
Mr Walker,
Research Dept
FUTURE OF HONG KONG : BRIEFING THE AUSTRALIANS, NEW ZEALANDERS AND
CANADIANS
PROBLEM
1. How far we go in briefing the Australians, and whether we should now bring the New Zealanders, Canadians and any other countries more into our confidence on the question of Hong Kong's future.
RECOMMENDATION
2.
I recommend that we write to No 10 to seek the Prime Minister's agreement for us to brief the New Zealanders and Canadians on the lines of the (overt) briefing we already give the Australians, and to continue to keep all three governments generally in the picture. The Americans, however, should continue to be kept more fully briefed. A draft letter to No 10 is attached. FED, SPD and NAD
concur.
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