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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3480
OF 051155Z NOVEMBER 91
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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UKREP TELNO 511: JLG AND LEGCO RELATIONSHIP.
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1. WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM ALLEN LEE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF TUR: A COPY IS BEING FAXED TO RICKETTS, HKD, AND PEKING.
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THE LETTER ASKS US TO DEVISE A WAY TO CONSULT LEGCO MEMBERS ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN JLG WITHOUT VIOLATING THE JD. IT IS HELPFULLY PHRASED: IT DOES NOT DEMAND THAT UKREP JLG PROVIDE BRIEFINGS TO LEGCO, AND SHOWS SOME APPRECIATION OF THE CONSTRAINTS UNDER WHICH WE HAVE TO OPERATE.
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WE ARE CONSIDERING, TOGETHER WITH UKREP JLG, HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS REQUEST AND WILL SEND YOU OUR VIEWS WHEN WE HAVE THOUGHT OUT THE BEST WAY FORWARD.
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