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FM HONG KONG 190406Z NOV Ok
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3513 OF 19 NOVEMBER
PERSONAL FOR CRADOCK FROM GOVERNOR.
63
YOUR TELNO 2278.
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RECEIVED REGISTRY
UND.
2 1 NOV 1984
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1. IT IS INEVITABLE THAT THE SRH SURVEY WILL BE REGARDED AS OF CONSIDERABLE AUTHORITY SINCE IT IS CONDUCTED BY A REPUTABLE ORCAN- ISATION USING RECOGNISED METHODS. THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHETHER OR NOT UMELCO HAD ACTED AS SPONSOR. FOR THIS REASON IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD NOT SHOW OURSELVES NERVOUS ABOUT IT OR SUSPICIOUS OF
IT.
2. BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN DONE INDEPENDENTLY THE SURVEY WILL HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT HERE AND NO DOUBT INTERNATIONALLY, PARTICULARLY AS THEY INTEND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS BEFORE THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER IS PUBLISHED. BUT OUR PRESENT INFORMATION IS THAT IT WILL BE HELPFUL IN CONFIRMING THE GENERAL ACCEPTABILITY OF THE AGREEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE IN THE RESPONSE ON THE GENEPAL ATTITUDE TO THE AGREEMENT THE GOODS OR VERY GOODS APPARENTLY ACCOUNT FOR NOT
FAR SHORT OF 60 PERCENT.
3. WHEN IT IS PUBLISHED WE WILL NOT MAKE ANY OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON IT: WE WILL SIMPLY REFER TO THE FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION OF THE COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. BUT IF, AS APPEARS LIKELY, IT IS FAVOURABLE I THINK WE CAN INDICATE SATISFACTION THAT ITS FINDINGS SEEM TO SHOW THAT THE AGREEMENT IS GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE. I WILL TELEGRAPH
SEPARATELY ON THIS ASPECT.
YOUDE
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