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SECRET

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FM FCO 201655Z MARCH 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 510 OF 20 MARCH

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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 746: FUTURE OF HONG KONG:

FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE:

1.

(41)

SECRETARY OF STATE'S SPEECH

MIFT CONTAINS TEXT OF SPEECH WHICH HAS NOW BEEN RECAST TO

TAKE ACCOUNT OF SECRETARY OF STATE'S COMMENTS. WE HAVE INCLUDED

A PASSAGE ON HIS VISITS TO CHINA AND HONG KONG.

2. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON PARAGRAPH TWO (A), (B)

AND (C) OF YOUR TUR:

SENTENCE IN QUESTION HAS NOW BEEN DELETED.

(A)

(B)

(C)

TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

WE AGREE THAT THIS POINT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO A

SUBSEQUENT, MORE DETAILED STATEMENT.

HOWE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

מביניב, ת.ז

D

COPIES TO:

BUCKINGHAM PALACE PS/LORD PRESIDENT

THE COUNCIL

PLANNING STAFF

ED/PUSD

D/ED/PUSD

PES B. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

FS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PSAME LUCE

PS/PUS

SER J BULLARD

SIR W HARDING

R WILSON

LAR WRIGHT

SIR C TICKETT,

SECRET

PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LOED PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS I EHSD

MR BURROWS

LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE

MR GOODALT CABINET OFFICE

MR. BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D

PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR-P CRADOCK RI KĪRS

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

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