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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1342 OF 19 JULY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: LETTER FROM SIR S Y CHUNG
DANK OF FICK
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
1. SIR S Y CHUNG HAS WRITTEN TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND
MR LUCE, ENCLOSING THE TEXT OF THE THREE PROPOSALS MADE BY THE
UNOFFICIALS IN PEKING AND THE RESULT OF AN OPINION POLL
PUBLISHED IN THE SCMP OF 6 JULY SHOWING THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR
THEIR PROPOSAL.
2. WE FEEL THAT AN OPEN REPLY TO SIR S Y CHUNG SHOULD NOT BE
MUCH MORE THAN A SIMPLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESBY 200830Z ON FOLLOWING PROPOSED REPLY TO BE SENT
104 MR LUCE:
BEGINS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTERS OF 9 JULY TO SIR GEOFFREY
HOWE AND MYSSELF. PLEACE ACCEPT THIS AS A REPLY TO BOTH. I HAD ALREADY READ WITH AYEKBEST. THE THREE PROPOSALS YOU MADE DURING THE VISIT WHICH YOU UNDERTOOK TO PLAMANO WITH UTODE AND MR LUCE. I HAVE NOW NOTED THE SUPPORT FOR THESE PROPOSALS AS SHOWN IN THE SRH POLL IN THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. I AM MOST GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION.
I WAS VERY PLEASED TO HAVE MET YOU AGAIN LAST WEEK IN HONG KONG.
I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE VALUABLE AND FRIENDLY DISCUSSIONS I HAD WITH YOU AND THE OTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL.
ENDS.
2. SIR S Y HAS ALSO WRITTEN AN IDENTICAL LETTER TO THE
PRIME MINISTER'S PRIVATE SECRETARY.
A REPLY ALONG SIMILAR LINES.
WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND
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