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LEGCO MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOU AND ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR DISCUSSIONS IN PEKING. BUT THEY WOULD PROBABLY LIKE YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS AT THE START ABOUT THESE. IT WOULD GO DOWN WELL IF YOU WERE READY TO DO SO. SOME LEGCO MEMBERS WILL DOUBTLESS CRITICISE THE LACK OF A FORMAL QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH YOU, BUT THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE DISSATISFIED WITH WHATEVER WE PROPOSED AND THIS ARRANGEMENTS SEEMS THE BEST IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. I AM IN ANY EVENT ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN LEGCO THE FOLLOWING WEEK SO WILL BE ABLE TO MOP UP THE POLITICAL QUESTIONS OF MEMBERS.
4. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH SEPARATELY WITH YOUR PRIVATE OFFICE ABOUT
ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUR PRIVATE SUPPER.
5. IN VIEW OF INTENSE PRESS INTEREST HERE, GRATEFUL FOR EARLY VIEWS, INCLUDING FROM PEKING IF SIR R.MCLAREN OR HONG KONG NEGOTIATORS HAVE ANY COMMENTS.
PATTEN
YYYY
MAIN
.HK POLICY
65
DISTRIBUTION
72
NTCD
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
7
CAOFF7/SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO) CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF//MR SIBSON
PS NO 10.
N N N N
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