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YOUR TEL NO 578: LORD CHITNIS
1. ALTHOUGH HKGO IS COPYING TO US A SHORT SUMMARY OF LORD
CHITNIS' PRESS CONFERENCE, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE A
TRANSCRIPT IF ONE IS AVAILABLE. GRATEFUL IF THIS COULD BE SENT
BY FAX TO HKGO.
2. YOUR PARA 2 OF TUR. GIVEN THAT LORD CHITNIS CHANGED HIS
TUNE SO MARKEDLY, IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO HAVE SOME FURTHER DETAILS OF HIS DISCUSSION WITH THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND OTHER
OFFICIALS. WAS A RECORD MADE OF HIS TALK WITH JEAFFRESON? IF
SO, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEND US A COPY. WE WOULD NOT, OF COURSE, PLAN TO GET INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH LORD CHITNIS ABOUT WHO SAID WHAT, BUT IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE, IF FOR EXAMPLE A MINISTER WERE SEEING HIM, FOR HIM TO BE MADE AWARE THAT WE KNOW THERE HAD BEEN INCONSISTENCIES IN THE VIEWS HE HAD EXPRESSED.
3.
WE SHALL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF ANY FURTHER CONTACTS WITH
LORD CHITNIS ABOUT HIS VISIT.
HOWE
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PS/LADY YOUNG
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