GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
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MED 12 MAY 93 03:46
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The Governor said of those he had met, Lloyd Bentsen had been the only namber of the administration who had not impressed him greatly. He had been very courteous but rather courtly in manner, 200 unforthcoming. Bradley said that Bentsen had been a brilliant appointment since by making him Treasury Secretary, the President had winkled him out from the
nẸ Chairman of the Finance Committea where he oculá have been very troublesome CO cha Adiuinist cation. The Governor said that he was surprised to find that Beülsell, and indeed most other members of the Administration and Congrass, were not particularly passionate about free brain. Then sexmed to be a general acceptance that form of protectionism was necessary and jusriflable to protect vested interests.
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Senator Bradley said that the President knew free trade made sense but he was hampered, on this issue and others, by the wealth of promises he had made to various lobbying and interest groups to look after their GongeraE, The most important priority for him now waa to decide what he really believed in, and then assert it. The yrabl mur that an image had been created of clinton A8 the new JFK; expectations had been deliberately encouraged and ratsça. The teat of his Fresidency would be whether he would be able to overcome the likely non-attainment of some of those expectatione, eschew invidious comparisons
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Administration,
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(M.J. Dinham)
10.5.93
PA PS/CH
Mr. Llewellyn
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Mr. Pattison, BE washington Mr. Kicketts,
HKD, FCO
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