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MDHIAN 643
AS SUGGESTED IN PARA 7 OF TUR, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF SIR J COLES WERE ABLE TO REINFORCE THESE POINTS WITH IKEDA (DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE ASIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU) DURING HIS TALKS TODAY ON ASIAN ISSUES. IT WOULD ALSO BE WORTH REMINDING IKEDA THAT IF, AS FOREIGN MINISTER HATA HAS TOLD US, THE JAPANESE WANT TO PLAY A HELPFUL ROLE OVER HONG KONG, THE CONCLUSION OF AN ASA SEPARATION AGREEMENT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PRACTICAL WAY OF DEMONSTRATING THEIR SUPPORT.
BOYD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
39
DISTRIBUTION
43
.AIR SERVICES
AMD
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD//MR HARRISON W137
FED
HKD
PS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/PUS
MR CROWE
MR BONE
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
4
D/TP//IAD RM S608
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CAA//INT AVIATION&TOURISM DIV
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