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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 2512OOZ F C O
TELNO 583
OF 250945Z FEBRUARY 91
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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MDHIAN 5429
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STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, DUSS FROM GOVERNOR
MY THREE IPTS: AIRPORT
1. YOU WILL NOTE THAT PARAGRAPH 4 OF MY SECOND IPT REFERS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF NOT PROCEEDING WITH THE AIRPORT PROJECT IF WE CANNOT CONCLUDE AN ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE AND WE FACE A SITUATION WHERE THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A CONTINUING BARRAGE OF CHINESE ATTACKS ON THE PROJECT.
2. AT THE TIME OF SENDING MY TELNO 553, I DID NOT WISH THIS IDEA TO HAVE A WIDER DISTRIBUTION. NOW THAT THE EXPERT TALKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND WE ARE DISCUSSING THE WAY AHEAD, I FEEL THAT IT IS RIGHT FOR THIS POSSIBILITY TO BE GIVEN WIDER CIRCULATION.
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