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OF 281622Z OCT 92
INFO DESKBY 29010OZ PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
INFO DESKBY 29010OZ MANILA
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM SECRETARY OF STATE
PEKING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR
UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY
MANILA FOR PS/MR GOODLAD
YOUR TELNO 2575: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE WAY FORWARD
All of us here greatly admired your handling of very difficult discussions in Peking last week, and your coolness
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under fire then and since. You have all our support as you work in Hong Kong to rally opinion and to move ahead with your
proposals.
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I am grateful to you for the thoughts on the way forward in tur and also to Sir R McLaren for his assessment of Chinese
strategy in Peking telno 1500. These will help us plan for the best possible discussion when you return to London in
mid-November (para 7 below).
AUSS N ASIA CO HUM
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