From the Secretary of State

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

21 December 1989

Dear Merlyn.

Before we get into the detail of legislation on our assurances to Hong Kong, I would find it very helpful to have a talk about the issue. Would you be free in the New Year? Perhaps my Secretary can be in touch with yours to fix a time.

I am writing similarly to Peter Shore. It might be most useful if the three of us could sit down together to talk things through.

so he

I had a talk nim Geral Waufman

before the announcement, knows my thinking

DOUGLAS HURD

The Rt Hon Merlyn Rees MP

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