RECEIVI
DESK
AKK ACL2/L
22 SEP 1986
INDEX
322
FICRA
HY
PA
Aroon Taken
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62714
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OCMIAN 2714
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OO HKBTC
FM FCOLN TO HKBTC
161615Z SEP
GRS 208
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
TELNO 83
OF 1616152 SEPTEMBER 86
PERSONAL FOR HOLLOWAY, SBTC, FROM LAYDEN, HKD
YOUR TELS BTC 128 AND 130: ACCOMMODATION
1.
I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH MUIR, OED, THOUGH I HAVE NOT YET SEEN ALL THE PREVIOUS PAPERS. OUR THINKING ON THE OPTIONS FOR
FUTURE ACCOMMODATION IS STILL AT AN EARLY STAGE, AND WE CANNOT USEFULLY COMMENT ON THE PAPER IN YOUR SECOND TUR. IT IS NOT
CLEAR TO ME, INDEED, WHETHER OUR VIEWS ARE AT THIS STAGE BEING
SOUGHT, OR WHETHER YOU YOURSELF ARE BEING CONSULTED FOR YOUR
PERSONAL IDEAS FROM THE TRADE PROMOTION POINT OF VIEW: YOU MAY
WISH TO BEAR THIS IN MIND AT THE MEETING ON 18 SEPTEMBER.
2.
IF YOU FEEL THAT A LONDON VIEW IS ASKED FOR, YOU SHOULD SAY THAT IT IS USEFUL TO HAVE THIS CONTRIBUTION TO OUR THINKING,
ADDING IF PRESSED THAT OUR OWN CONSIDERATION OF THE QUESTION HAS
NOT YET REACHED THE POINT WHERE WE CAN USEFULLY COMMENT ON THE
OPTIONS SET OUT IN THE NOTE.
3.
FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE
DIFFICULTIES IN RECONCILING THE VARIOUS FUTURE REQUIREMENTS IN
HONG KONG: IT IS LIKELY TO BE SOME TIME BEFORE WE CAN REACH ANY
CONCLUSIONS.
HOWE MINIMAL
HKD OED
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