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I have briefly consulted
the Governor On the
point in paragraph 4 of your letter. He suggests using, in para. 87,
the formulation "The Governor intends consult the Legislative Council and listen being a little vaguer on the timing.
to i.e.
Finally, we spoke оп the telephone about the
White Paper.
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You
too
best timing for publishing the mentioned the Secretary of State's view that We should not publish
quickly that the avent looked The Governor agrees with thia. Much will stage-managed. depend on the formal Chinese reaction. If they do not formally call off the talks (assuming they decide to do this) until the Bill is introduced, we will probably need to wait until then to publish the White Paper. We should perhaps review the position again at the weekend.
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Many thanks for agreeing over the phone to fax the revised proof that you send to the printers. Will help
to ensure that นค identical to our own!
your final
version
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(M.J. Dinham)
Personal Adviser to the Governor
Nigel Cox Esq. British Embassy
Peking
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