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7. THE ABOVE ARE THE DETAILED COMMENTS YOU ASKED FOR ON YOUR SUGGESTION. WHETHER IT WOULD MAKE SENSE, IN A BROADER POLITICAL CONTEXT, TO BRING IN SUCH A SCHEME IS ANOTHER MATTER. I MUST RE- EMPHASISE THAT ANY GENERAL RIGHT TO RETIREMENT FOR ALL HMOCS OFFICERS WOULD PRESENT US WITH CONSIDERABLE POLITICAL PROBLEMS BOTH LOCALLY AND IN RELATION TO CHINA. DOMESTICALLY WE WOULD BE VERY LOATHE TO SEE DIFFERENT STANDARDS OF TREATMENT FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS OFFICERS. ON THE CHINESE REACTION, I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS BY PEKING AND UKREP JLG.
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.HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS
.CIVIL SERVICE RESTRICTED
HKD
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
FED
NEWS D
RAD//MR WYE
RMD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
41
OVERSEA PENSIONS/ODA//MR FISH
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/MR PATTEN
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MR KERBY
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