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Thank you for the suggestions in your TUR. Subject to any points from the Governor, please pass the following message to
Ikeda from Sir J Coles. Message begins:
I understand from the Governor of Hong Kong that he had a most useful visit to Tokyo. I wanted to let you know how grateful we
are for the consistent support we receive from Japanese Ministers
and officials on the Hong Kong issue.
Japan is uniquely well placed to explain to China the realities
of international business confidence in Hong Kong. We greatly value your many helpful interventions in the past.
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