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TELEGRAM NUMBER 283 OF 7 SEPTEMBER
In / Mizla
YOUR TELNO 756 TO CANBERRA: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: BRIEFING OUR
ALLIES: OLD COMMONWEALTH
1. MR LANGE MAY WELL BE WILLING TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE LINES
YOU PROPOSE.
2. WHEN IS INITIALLING EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE? IF IN THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER, COULD MR LANGE PERHAPS BE BRIEFED, AND RECEIVE THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MESSAGE, IN NEW YORK OR IN LONDON? HE LEAVES NEW ZEALAND ON 22 SEPTEMBER AND RETURNS ON 6 OCTOBER.
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SIR P CRADOCK
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