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FUTURE EGRET
DESKBY 27140OZ FCO
FROM PEKING 27105OZ JUN 34
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1216 OF 27 JUN
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR PUS AND CRADOCK
FUTURE EGRET
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Dona
M. Hoar
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we have made this clear
in the brief. Do we need to do more? She PS see the execharge?
Lias
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELNO 654 IN PREPARATION FOR THE DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK I WILL SEND A TELEGRAM ON THE DANGERS I SEE IN THE JOINT GROUP BEING ESTABLISHED IN HONG KONG AFTER I RETURN
TO HONG KONG THIS WEEKEND.
I WAS REFERRING BOTH TO WHAT
3. ON PARA 4 OF YOUR TUR DENG XIAOPING SAID TO THE S OF AND TO HIS COMMENTS TO THE UMELCO MEMBERS WHEN DENG SAID THAT ONE REASON WHY THE CHINESE HAD PROPOSED THE JOINT GROUP WAS TO PREVENT SUCH DISTURBANCES.''
(PARA 4 OF PEKING TELNO 1188.) I WILL ELABORATE ON THIS IN MY FURTHER
TEL.
4. I WILL ALSO ASK THOSE CONCERNED IN HONG KONG TO DRAW YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE APPROPRIATE SECRET REPORTS ON MY RETURN.
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I HAD HOPED NOT TO HAVE TO COMMENT ON THE PAPER IN YOUR
TELNO 1158 ON THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNOR IN THE 1990S. BUT
I CANNOT ALLOW THE IMPLICATION IN PARA 12 OF THAT TELEGRAM
THAT I AM TO AN IMPORTANT EXTENT OPPOSED TO OPTION D, TO STAND.
OPTION D (A LOCALLY ELECTED GOVERNOR BUT WITH POWERS RESERVED TO HNG FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE) IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN ARGUING
FOR. NOR ARE THE DIFFICULTIES I SEE WITH OPTION C PROPERLY SET
OUT IN THAT PARAGRAPH. IN MY SEPERATE TELEGRAM I HAVE
KEPT MY COMMENT TO THE MINIMUM. BUT THIS DEMONSTRATES THE DANGERS OF CIRCULATING PAPERS TO MINISTRS CONTAINING MY VIEWS ATTRIBUTED TO ME WITHOUT MY BEING GIVEN A CHANCE TO COMMENT ON
THEM.
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EVANS
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COPIES TO:- SIR P CRADOCK
HD/FED
MR BURROWS
LEGAL ADVISER
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
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