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APPROPRIATIONS BILL. THAT SAID, THERE COULD BE PRESSURE TO SEPARATE THE SENSE OF CONGRESS LANGUAGE AND ADOPT THIS AS A FREE STANDING RESOLUTION, WHICH WOULD AT LEAST ENABLE CONGRESSMEN TO LET OFF STEAM ON THE ISSUE.
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WE HAVE THEREFORE BEEN CONSIDERING WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE APPARENTLY UNHELPFUL LANGUAGE ON HONG KONG. WITH CONGRESS RISING FOR THE RECESS, MANY OF THE KEY PLAYERS ARE LEAVING WASHINGTON. IF YOU AGREE, WE WOULD PROPOSE TO WRITE TO THOSE CONCERNED IN GOOD TIME BEFORE CONGRESS RECONVENES TO MAKE CLEAR THAT OUR JOINT AIM SHOULD BE TO PROMOTE RATHER THAN UNDERMINE CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG BY ENCOURAGING CHINA TO LIVE UP TO THE INTERNATIONAL UNDERTAKINGS IT HAS MADE, RATHER THAN EXPRESSING RESERVATIONS ABOUT THEM.
7 THERE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO GET THESE
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POINTS ACROSS TO KEY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WHEN REP FASCELL
AND HIS GROUP CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER ON 4 JULY (OUR TEL NO 1772). BROOMFIELD, ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF THIS AMENDMENT, IS IN THE PARTY. WE WILL FAX THE FULL TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT
TO HKD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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