HKCK
10017
RECEIVED IN RIGA,
20 OCT 1983
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
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SECRET
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SECRET
FM FCO 141415Z OCT 83
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1047 OF 14 OCTOBER
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM CLIFT
YOUR TELNO 1523 STABILISATION MEASURES
1.
YOUR PARAGRAPH 3. NEWS DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN BRIEFED TO
SAY, IN RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS, THAT WHILE THE DECISION ON
STABILISATION MEASURES WAS ONE FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
MINISTERS HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN YOUR JUDGEMENT AND THAT OF
YOUR ADVISERS. WE SHALL CONSIDER WHAT FURTHER SUPPORTIVE COMMENT
MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN ANY SUBSEQUENT FORMAL STATEMENTS ON
DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
HOWE
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/ERD
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
MR EVANS
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
COPIES TO
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISER
1
SECRET
79