SECRET
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SECRET
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 010100Z HONG KONG
TELNO
OF 301626Z NOVEMBER 93
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM SECRETARY OF STATE
DESKBY
YOUR TELNO 1795: YOUR SPEECH TO LEGCO ON 2 DECEMBER
1. We discussed on the telephone at the weekend the broad line
which we would both take in public.
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2.
I have now seen a draft of your statement to LegCo. I know
that you are still working on it. The Department will let you
It shitty me have some drafting suggestions separately. I wanted to let you
know that I thought it was very much on the right lines.
3. I am sure that our aim should be to make it as difficult as
or they sympathisers possible for the Chinese side to
our decision to press ahead
with the uncontroversial issues as a reason to break off the
talks. I therefore agree that you should emphasise that we are
taking these steps for practical and political reasons, that
wherever possible, the legislation will be based on points agreed
in the talks, and that we still want to continue
to continue discussion of
the remaining issues.
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