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INTO THE TRAP DESCRIBED ABOVE IF THE OUTCOME TURNS OUT TO BE DIFFERENT. IT ALSO STOPS SHORT OF ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CONVINCINGLY DESCRIBED AS INTERFERENCE IN CHINA'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
3.
IT WILL BE CLEAR FROM THIS THAT I WOULD NOT BE SO HAPPY ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WENT FURTHER IN THE DIRECTION OF COMMENT ON CHINA'S INTERNAL SITUATION. I SUGGEST, HOWEVER, ADDING THE WORDS ''AS AN INTERNATIONALLY BINDING AGREEMENT AFTER ''JOINT DECLARATION'' IN POINT (IV) OF PARA 2 TO STRENGTHEN THE MESSAGE BOTH ABOUT OUR OWN COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG AND OUR LOCUS FOR
MAKING THAT COMMITMENT GOOD.
4.
IF PRACTICABLE, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A CHANCE TO SEE IN ADVANCE THE FULL TEXT OF ANY STATEMENT THE PRIME MINISTER MAY
DECIDE TO MAKE. BUT I REALISE THE TIME PRESSURES.
DONALD.
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
LIMITED
HKD
FED
PS
N N N N
29
DISTRIBUTION
29
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
PS/PUS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
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