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FM FCO 091550Z JULY 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1257
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM CLIFT
YOUR TELNO 1872: HONG KONG DOLLAR
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I AM SORRY IF THE REQUEST IN FCO TELNO 1280 SEEMED RATHER WIDE-RANGING. IT WAS, YOU MAY BE REASSURED TO KNOW, COPIED ONLY TO THIS DEPARTMENT AND THE FCO ECONOMIC ADVISERS.
2. WE DID NOT, OF COURSE, INTEND TO ASK FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS
OF YOUR ACTIONS OR TO SUGGEST ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S ACTIONS SHOULD BE MONITORED FROM LONDON. NEVERTHELESS I AM SURE YOU WILL ACCEPT THAT FCO MINISTERS WHO ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR HONG KONG WOULD WISH TO KNOW IN
GENERAL TERMS OF THE MEASURES WHICH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE TAKEN (AS YOU PROVIDED IN YOUR TELNO 12 TO UKMIS NEW YORK OF 27 SEPTEMBER 1983) AND YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OCTOBER 1983 SYSTEM IN THIS ITS FIRST REAL TEST. 3. IN THIS CONTEXT, THE ANALYSIS IN THE FIRST TWO PARAGRAPHS OF TUR IS HELPFUL. WE AGREE GENERALLY WITH THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 2. BUT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO HAVE A GENERAL INDICATION OF THE EXTENT OF YOUR INTERVENTION ON THIS OCCASION.
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