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28 NOV 1988
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Foreign Affairs Committee Enquiries
21/1
Mr Michael Jopling told the Secretary of State today that the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee was thinking of reporting either on Hong Kong or South Africa as their next assignment. They had not yet reached a conclusion and the Committee might wish to talk further with the Secretary of State before they did so. Mr Jopling said his own instinct was that Hong Kong was a safer bet than South Africa. Secretary of State commented that South Africa was becoming progressively less unsafe. Nonetheless the Secretary of State thinks we should pay heed to Mr Jopling's advice.
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I should be grateful to be told what we know of the Committee's plans.
22 November 1988
Cc:
PS/Mrs Chalker PS/Mr Waldegrave PS/Lord Glenarthur PS/Mr Eggar
PS/PUS
Mr Gillmore
Mr Munro
Mr McLaren
Mr Fairweather
Miss Pestell
Planners News Dept HKD SAFD
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(J S Wall)