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FM FCO 311115Z AUG 84
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1724 OF 31 AUGUST
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FOR GOVERNOR FROM CRADOCK
(070/37)
ник очаянь
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 4SEP 1984
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YOUR TELNO 1856: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PUBLIC RESPONSE
1. I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THIS. I OF COURSE
UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENTS IN YOUR PARA 1. I LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE OF YOUR PLANS IN DUE COURSE.
2.
RETHY
Action Taken
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AS REGARDS VISITING MPS, WE SHALL CERTAINLY DO OUR BEST TO
GET AS MANY AS POSSIBLE IN TO SEE MINISTERS BEFORE THEY LEAVE.
MR LUCE HAS WRITTEN TO ALL OF THEM AND OFFERED BRIEFING BY THE
DEPARTMENT. NOT ALL THOSE TO WHOM BRIEFING IS OFFERED BOTHER TO
CONTACT US, AND WHERE THEY DO NOT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO
ABOUT IT. AT PRESENT WE HAVE NO MINISTERS IN THE OFFICE WHO
ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE HONG KONG PROBLEM: MR LUCE IS AWAY UNTIL
9 SEPTEMBER. GALSWORTHY IS SEEING MPS WHO CONTACT HIM, AND
OBVIOUSLY GIVING THEM ADVICE AS YOU SUGGEST. SO FAR THOSE TO
WHOM HE HAS SPOKEN HAVE BEEN RECEPTIVE, BUT OUR EXPERIENCE IS
THAT THEIR REACTIONS WHEN CONFRONTED BY THE PRESS IN HONG KONG ARE
UNFORTUNATELY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR REACTIONS HERE. I AM NOT
REALLY CONFIDENT THAT BRIEFING BY MINISTERS WOULD CHANGE THIS.
RIFKIND
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISERS(SIR J FREELAND) PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR C TICKELL
MR GOODALL
MR DEREK THOMAS MR. BOYD
COPIES TO:-
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST. YR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST. . MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195
CABINET OFI
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.
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