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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR SIR JOHN COLES
YOUR TELNO 373 : GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG
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AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE SPOKEN TO LAKE SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS (PLEASE SEE MY TELNO 12 TO HONG KONG AND EARLIER EXCHANGES). I DID
SO AGAIN TODAY. HE HAS UNDERTAKEN TO SPEAK TO THE PRESIDENT AND
GET ME A REPLY NEXT WEEK.
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LAKE IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD SEE MR PATTEN AND I HAVE LITTLE DOUBT THAT HE WILL DO SO, BUT WE CANNOT CONFIRM THIS PUBLICLY YET. THERE IS AT PRESENT A QUEUE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTERS OF ITALY AND INDIA, WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY COMMITMENT AT ALL.
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