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FM HONG KONG 180645Z FEB 85
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 368 OF 18 FEBRUARY
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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY, HKD, FROM JOHN BREMRIDGE, FINANCIAL SECRETARY.
1985 96 BUDGET SPEECH.
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1. | SHALL BE SENDING YOU UNDER PERSONAL AND SECRET COVER BY
BAG NUMBER A.11 LEAVING HERE NEXT WEEKEND AN ADVANCE COPY OF
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET SPEECH WHICH I SHALL DELIVER IN LEGCO ON 27
FEBRUARY. THE ENVELOPE SHOULD REACH YOU ON MONDAY 25TH.
2. YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRTECTING THE CONTENTS
UNTIL THE SPEECH HAS BEEN DELIVERED.
3. BECAUSE OF THE NECESSITY TO PRODUCE THE SPEECH BEFORE THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SOME LAST-MINUTE CHANGES.
IF ANY CHANGE OF SIGNIFICANCE IS NECESSARY WE WILL OF COURSE LET
YOU KNOW.
YOUDE
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