OCMIAN 7458
CONFIDENTIAL
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKOLN
211720Z FEB
GRS 290
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 353
OF 21172OZ FEBRUARY 86
CONFIDENTIAL
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY
YOUR TELNO 560 ROBERT ADLEY
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1.
WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE INFORMATION IN TUR. MIFT CONTAINS
TEXT OF PROPOSED REPLY FROM SECRETARY OF STATE TO MR ADLEY. THE
REFERENCE IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH IS TO THE JILL HARTLEY INTERVIEW.
THAT IN THE PENULTIMATE PARAGRAPH IS TO A LETTER TO ROBERT ADLEY
FROM ELSIE ELLIOT IN WHICH SHE SUGGESTS THAT THE ULTERIOR MOTIVE
OF THOSE SUPPORTING THE INDIANS IS TO STIR UP TROUBLE WITH CHINA.
GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 241000Z.
2. COLVYN HAYE HAS CONFIRMED THAT HKGO WERE AT NO STAGE IN
TOUCH WITH THE PRESS ABOUT ADLEY'S VISIT. BRITISH AIRWAYS HERE
THINK THAT THEIR HONG KONG OFFICE MAY WELL HAVE PUBLICIZED THE
VISIT.
3. I NOTE THAT YOU SAY THAT ANN QUON WAS NOT BRIEFED BY ANYONE
QUOTE INVOLVED WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS UNQUOTE. I TAKE IT THAT AS
FAR AS YOU KNOW SHE WAS NOT BRIEFED BY ANY OTHER HONG KONG
OFFICIAL EITHER.
I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE TO ASK THE SCMP HOW THEY
HEARD OF ADLEY'S VISIT.
4.
5.
I AGREE WITH THE TERMS PROPOSED FOR YOUR REPLY TO MR ADLEY.
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