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This supersedes der Mann's' minute of 21 june (below at E). MIKO9014
Mr Burton
Mr Clift or
- 5 JUL 1983
DESK OFAL
PA
REGISTRY (Action Takan
NO
CONFIDENCE AND THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN HONG KONGNDEX
1. Please see Mr Wright's minute of 23 June below,
2.
18
her Clift
(see belon)
7735/
As anticipated this has reared its head again in spite of the Governor's views and your minute of 8 June to Mr O'Neill. I am not surprised.
3. Mr Flower told me today that Mr Wright would like a reply from us in time for the Re meeting on 30 June.
4.
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We should discuss soon.
If we accept that such an assessment is unavoidable we shall need to 'sell' the idea to the Governor, and perhaps ask him to provide a first draft.
5.
Careful consideration will also need to be given to which bodies books are to contribute to the paper: the Bank of England and the Treasury are the obvious ones, but it may be that the Cabinet Office should clear their lines with No 10 before bringing them in.
6. The notes below by ESID may help to provide a quarry.
24 June 1983
cofani
W Morris
CODE 18-77
Disused.
M. Manis
Hong Kong Department
Mr. Donald has minute Mr. Wright
The idea. Let us
see the outerme.
/
oppering
should then like to speak to Mr. Broadbart.
Bu. 1 July D 28/0
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