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ON THE EVIDENCE OF THE JLG PROCEEDINGS, CHINESE HACKLES ARE
ALREADY RAISED: WE HAVE LITTLE TO LOSE AND A GREAT DEAL TO GAIN BY
TRYING TO DENT THE CHINESE LEADERSHIP'S BELIEF THAT
THEY CAN BOTTLE UP HONG KONG'S DESIRE TO SEE THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT'S OWN PROMISES OF AUTONOMY FULFILLED IN A SATISFACTORY
MANNER. WE HAVE ALSO TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT THE
SECOND HALF OF THE VISIT, ORGANISED BY NCNA, WILL BE DESIGNED
TO BOLSTER THE IMAGE OF A PATRIOTIC' POPULATION, WILLING
TO ACCEPT ANYTHING THAT THE CHINESE ARE PREPARED TO OFFER. WE
SHOULD NOT ENCOURAGE JN THE BELIEF THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IN
HONG KONG IS AN EQUALLY PLIANT PLANT.
4. MIFT CONTAINS A REVISED DRAFT LINE TO TAKE, INCORPORATING SOME
OF THE COMMENTS IN YOUR TELNO 1904 AND PEKING TELNO 1774, BUT
WHICH ALSO MEETS CONCERNS OUTLINED ABOVE. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS
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