DSR 11 (Revised)
DRAFT:
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minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note
P.U.S.
DEPARTMENT:
TEL. NO:
SIR E YOUDE GCMG MBE
GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
TO:
Top Secret
Secret
Confidential
Restricted
Unclassified
PRIVACY MARKING
SUBJECT:
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
.In Confidence
MINISTERIAL VISITS AND INVOLVEMENT
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SIR P CRADOCK GCMG PEKING
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1.
Thank you for your letter of 4 June.
It was
helpful to have this comprehensive assessment, particularly
at the present time. I ham also wrw received Parcy Gairch'
I aw witter of 16 fine.
2.
I agree that we need to watch the course of the
talks very carefully and to try to gear our activities
at this end to provide you with the maximum support at
each stage. On your general point I can assure you that
everything possible will be done to ensure that Ministers
In fact the position, as you
Will
Jremain fully involved.
know, is not at all bad at present. Hong Kong not only
has the Prime Minister's close attention but is also
watched very carefully at all levels in the FCO from the
Secretary of State to the Department. I can confidently
say that it has regular senior Ministerial and official
attention.
3.
So far, the lack of progress in the talks has
hardly favoured the Secretary of State's obvious involvement
However I take your point and will do all I can to help
this process. As you know, we have put down a firm marker
for a possible visit to the Far East, including Hong Kong
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