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WHO HAD SHOWN INTEREST IN THE POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING TENSION IN
HONG KONG PROVIDED THAT THIS WAS NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING
LAW AND ORDER AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORITY OF THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT WAS NOT IN ANY WAY AT ALL IMPAIRED. CATER STATED THAT
SO FAR AS HE WAS CONCERNED, ALL THAT HE HAD SAID COULD BE REPORTED
BACK. CCOMMENT. ALTHOUGH CONTACT SAID IT WAS HIS INTENTION ONLY
TO REPORT BACK IN BRIEF AS ABOVE, IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT
IN FACT HE WILL BE REPORTING BACK IN THE GREATEST POSSIBLE DETAIL
BUT WITH WHAT DEGREE OF ACCURACY IS DUBIOUS).
7. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT LI WILL NOT REPORT THIS DISCUSSION TO HIS
SUPERIORS UNTIL HE VISITS PEKING IN EARLY APRIL. IF SO, THE NEXT
MEETING WITH CONTACT MAY NOT BE FOR SOME TIME, POSSIBLY A WEEK OR
TWO.
FOREIGN OFFICE PLEASE PASS PRIORITY PEKING AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 134.
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPETITION TO PEKING REFERRED FOR
DEPARTMENTAL DECISION]
[COPIES SENT TO CABINET OFFICE FOR
SIR BURKE TREND AND SECRETARY JIC]
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