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HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
Foreign and Commonwealth office King Charles Street LONDON SW1A 2AH
FAX NO: 071 270 3387 Enquiries: 071 270 2934
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Date:
29/11/93
From: Deborah Barnes Jones
To:
ALEX SMITH
Time: 0915
Tel No (for fax enquiries):
270-2068
Fax No:
Repeat to: ANNE LEWIS, CRD
ALAN WOTTON, RFD ←
Message:
I WAS AWAY AT THE END OF LAST WEEK. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED LETTER FROM THE BRITISH COUNCIL WHICH WE WILL NEED TO DISCUSS WITH RFD AND CRD BEFORE GOING BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
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I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU AND COPY ADDRESSEES COULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME - TODAY IF POSSIBLE TO DISCUSS THIS INITIAL BC REACTION. IN FACT THE LETTER TO THE TREASURY COMMITS THEM TO NOTHING AT THIS STAGE. BUT THIS NEURALGIC REACTION TO RENT REVIEW IS HARDLY ENCOURAGING (AND AT ODDS WITH THE AGREEMENT IN MR GUNESEKERA'S LETTER THAT "THESE ARRANGEMENTS COULD THEN BE REVIEWED AFTER A PERIOD").
I SHALL BE OUT OF THE OFFICE FROM 1030-1230 AND 1400-1500.
Originating officers signature: T.
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