HKCK 040/6
COLVED IN REGIS
25 SEP 1934
GRS 130
SECRET
SECRET
F WELLINGTON 250444Z SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 311 OF 25 SEPTEMBER
PA
STAY
Aetion Taken
ER 2/10
AND TO LEDIATE UKITIS NEW YORK (FOR SECRETARY OF STATE'S PAPTY)
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA
(127)
YOUR TELNO $37 TO CANBERRA: FUTURE OF HONG KONG
1. I CALLED ON ACTING PRIME MINISTER, MR PALMER, THIS AFTERNOON AND DELIVERED TO HIM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MESSAGE AND A COPY OF THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT, EMPHASISING THE HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THIS ADVANCE INFORMATION. MR PALMER WAS VERY FORTHCOMING AND SAID THAT NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WOULD WISH TO DO EVERYTHING IT COULD TO ASSIST IN ENSURING THE CONTINUATION OF HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY. HE WOULD COMMUNICATE AT ONCE WITH HIS PRIME MINISTER SUGGESTING THAT A COMMENDATORY STATEMENT SHOULD BE MADE. FOR THIS PURPOSE HE ACCEPTED FROM ME A DRAFT OUTLINE BASED ON PARA 3 OF YOUR TELNO 756 TO CANBERRA.
O'LEARY
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HKD
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SPD
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SECRET
COPIES TO:
SIR. P. CRA DOCK
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