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refuse to grant them to BN (0)s. We shall have to try to
get round this on the basis of the terms of the agreement
and exchange of memoranda and to convince the Canadians
that Hong Kong is a special case.
9.
We were pleased to note that your German and Swedish
colleagues are, seemingly against the general current,
taking a helpful line on Hong Kong BDTC's (John Boyd's
letters of 28 and 30 March to William Ehrman). We will
of course bear this in mind as our plans develop.