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NOTEWORTHY THAT EVEN AT A VERY BAD TIME THEY CONTINUED TO COOPERATE OVER BLACK POINT, BECAUSE CLP HAVE AN ESPECIALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. IN THE CASE OF THE WENT, THEY MAY EVENTUALLY BAULK AT THE IDEA OF PRECIPITATING A REFUSE CRISIS FOR WHICH THEY WOULD CLEARLY SEEN TO BE RESPONSIBLE, PARTICULARLY AFTER THEY HAVE CONSTANTLY SAID PUBLICLY THAT THEY WOULD COOPERATE ON FRANCHISES IF THE BRITISH SIDE ADOPTED A COOPERATIVE POLICY.
NEVERTHELESS SANITY HAS NOT ALWAYS PREVAILED IN THE PAST, AND WE SHOULD CERTAINLY BE PREPARED WITH CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR CHINESE NON-COOPERATION.
6.
OTHER JLG BUSINESS WILL CERTAINLY REMAIN AT A STANDSTILL IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, INCLUDING DEFENCE LANDS AND THE VARIOUS TECHNICAL AREAS INVOLVING LEGAL AND INTERNATIONAL TREATY WORK.
7.
IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THERE WILL BE NO SOLUTION TO THE
AIRPORT FINANCING PROBLEM IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. HKG HAVE SET OUT IN THEIR TELNOS 340 AND 395 THE LIKELY CONSEQUENCES.
8.
GALSWORTHY
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
71
ΜΑΙΝ
65
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
NEWS D
NTCD
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
6
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO)
CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES
PS NO 10.
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