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Mr. Kitson of the Foreign Office rang up and pointed out that the absence of any reference to the New Territories as such in our proposed announcement of constitutional changes might be misinterpreted. It might be assumed by the Chinese and others that we have made no plans for the New Territories (except insofar as the small built-up area which adjoins the ceded portion of Kowloon is concerned) as we are expecting to have to return the New Territories to the

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