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FM FCO 05143OZ OCT 83
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1014 OF 5 OCTOBER
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING
INFO ROUTINE OTTAWA, WELLINGTON, CANBERRA
FUTURE OF HỌNG KONG
HK K040 5
RECEIVED IN REJISTRE
OLT 1983
INDIEX
PA
Anton Texan
OUR TELNO 283 TO OTTAWA : BRIEFING OF CANADIANS AND NEW
ZEALANDERS
1. THE PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSED HONG KONG WITH PRIME MINISTER
TRUDEAU ON 26 SEPTEMBER. RECORD IS IN THE BAG. SUBSEQUENTLY
MR WHITNEY DISCUSSED HONG KONG WITH THE NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN
MINISTER AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AT THE MFA (WELLINGTON TEL 280
BEING REPEATED TO PEKING). RECORD WILL FOLLOW SOONEST.
2. YOU MAY THEREFORE NOW BRING YOUR CANADIAN AND NEW ZEALAND
COLLEAGUES MORE FULLY INTO THE PICTURE, IN LINE WITH THE
AUSTRALIANS.
HOWE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
COPIES TO
LIMITED
HD/HKD
MR BURROWS
HD/FED
MR ROBERTS
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
MR MARTIN
HD NAD
PS
MD SAD
PS/LADY YOUNG
MR FLOWER
PS/MR LUCE
MR COLES
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
SIR IAN SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
SIR A PARSONS
LEGAL ADVISER
NEWS D
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
PUSD
NO 10 DOWNING STREET
NO 10 DOWNING STREET
MR WALKER RESEARCH D QAB 2/82
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