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4. All this is very predictable stuff, mirroring the confusion of themes which is so evident in this whole debate. I think all of Lord Fanshawe's points are well covered in the draft speech and the other material you have provided. The one new point which might need to be addressed is the increasingly common argument that current events in Tibet augur ill for Hong Kong.
13 March 1989
Robert Cout
Robert Court
PS/Lord Glenarthur
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