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TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
TELNO 1090
OF 13173OZ JUNE 91
Jug 103
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1581 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1890: MFN STATUS FOR CHINA: DRAFT LETTER TO CONGRESSMEN
1. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW SEND THE LETTER, AS FAXED TO STONE (HKD), SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS (UNLESS YOU SEE OBJECTION):
PARA 3.
FOLLOWING MORE THAN 40,000 JOBS COULD BE LOST'' INSERT A NEW SENTENCE ''HONG KONG'S GDP GROWTH WOULD BE HALVED''
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FINAL PARAGRAPH FIFTH LINE DELETE HONG KONG'S SUGGESTION.
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SIR J COLES
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