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FM CANBERRA 11055OZ NOV 83
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 580 OF 11 NOVEMBER
INFO PRIORITY PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR) HONG KONG
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1. # SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED IN TS UR TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARY
OF THE AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON 11 NOVEMBER, AND HANDED OVER THE SUMMARIES OF THE EXPLANATORY PAPERS. HENDERSON THANKED ME AND, UN REPLY TO MY QUESTION, SAND THAT THEY HAD CONCLUDED FROM THEIR OWN SOURCES THAT THE 19/20 OCTOBER
TALKS HAD GONE BETTER THAN THOSE BEFORE, WHILE THE ECONOMIC MEASURES TAKEN IN HONG KONG HAD WELL SERVED THEIR PURPOSE.
2. HENDERSON COMMENTED THAT BOSWELL'S REPORT WAS TYPICAL OF THE
SORT OF EXAGGERATHON WHICH THEY HAD COME TO EXPECT FROM QUOTE THE AUSTRALIAN UNQUOTE, AND OF WHICH THEY TOOK LITTLE
ACCOUNT.
3. HENDERSON SAID THAT HIT WOULD BE EXTREMELY USEFUL #F * WERE
ABLE TO GIVE HIM SOME ACCOUNT OF THE TALKS STARTING ON 14
NOVEMBER BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN PARTY LEAVES
FOR CHOGM ON 18 NOVEMBER, SO THAT MR HAWKE WOULD BE BRIEFED
WHEN HE SEES THE PRIME MINISTER. TOLD HENDERSON THAT IN AGREED
WITH HIM N BUT THOUGHT THAT THE TIMING MIGHT BE TIGHT. IF THIS
PROVES SO, THEN HOPE THAT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO BRIEF HENDERSON IN NEW DELHI, SO THAT HE CAN BRIEF ME HAWKE BEFORE HE
SEES THE PRIME MINISTER.
MASON
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
FID/HKD
ED/FED
COPIES TO: (VIA DISTR. ROOM)
SIR PHILIP MOORE BUCKINGHAM PALACE PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD(MR FLOWER)
RESEARCH DEPT(MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER(SIR IAN SINCLAIR)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD MR WRIGHT
SECRET
INDUSTRY
COPIES TO:
(VIA ADR)
NEWS DEPT
MR ROBERTS
MA BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR A PARSONS
11
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE MR BRENNAN
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
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