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Mr.thrman (HKB)
Marry thanks. Much appreciated by Mr. Rifkind (though in the event
he & Mr. Anderson only had 20 mins apiece, and did not get round' to
PS/Mr Rifkind
FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE: HONG KONG
1.
FROM:
HKKQ40717 Minister
(14
s.C, Mr. Culshaw
Planning Staff
W G EHRMAN, HKD
DATE: 25 April 1985
HK.).
B.Braine called the HK deal the "greatest
diplomatic achievement of this century" or somesuch. You might like to dig it out of
Alary 25/4
Hansaned.
You
Mr Donald Anderson MP has mentioned to Mr Rifkind that he will
be raising Hong Kong in the foreign affairs debate on 25 April.
have asked for a background brief.
2.
the
There are only two controversial Hong Kong subjects at present:
Joint Liaison Group and the SCORRI Report on Vietnamese
Full Notes for Supplementaries have been submitted on
Anderson wrote to Mr Luce on the first of the se on 15
April. It thus seems likely that it
it is this subject which he will
Refugees.
both.
raise.
Mr
3.
I submit a background brief covering both subjects (and
explaining Mr Anderson's particular interest in the former).
25 April 1985
W.G. Elman
W G Ehrman
Hong Kong Department
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