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E) LIKELIHOOD OF WIDER CHINESE RETALIATION.
4. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO SEE IN RATHER FULLER DETAIL THE
CASE YOU WOULD INTEND TO MAKE TO THE CHINESE ABOUT THE ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES OF THIS PROPOSED CHANGE. CAN YOU
DEPLOY ARGUMENTS AND FIGURES WHICH WILL WITHSTAND THE KIND OF DEMOLITIAN TACTICS WHICH THE CHINESE USED AGAINST YOU ON THE
AIRPORT COSTINGS?
5. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS AND THOSE OF COPY ADDRESSEES
HURD
YYYY
MAIN
60
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
PUSD
HD/FED
NEWS D
ADDITIONAL
4
DISTRIBUTION
64
PLANNERS
RAD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAB OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK NO.10
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