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FM HONG KONG 210910Z MAR 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 753 OF 21 MARCH
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNOS 510 AND 511: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE: SECRETARY OF STATE'S SPEECH.
1. GRATEFUL IF THE FINAL TEXT COULD BE SENT TO ME AS SOON AS IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO IT CAN BE CIRCULATED TO EXCO AS SUCH.
2. EXCO ARE LIKELY TO NOTICE THE OMISSION OF THE SENTENCE FOR THE FUTURE IT IS POSSIBLE TO VISUALISE OTHER WAYS IN WHICH CONTINUITY CAN BE ASSURED'', PARTICULARLY AS SIR S.Y. CHUNG FOCUSSED ON IT. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHY IT WAS LEFT OUT.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
COPIES TO:
PLANNING STAFF
FUSD
D/ED/PUSD
PES.B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/ME LUCE
PS/FUS
SER J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
IR WILSON
12 WRIGHT STR C TICKELL
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY.
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
HR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL
CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D
PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK PM K195
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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