TNAG-0043-FCO40-79-Future-Sovereignty-of-Hong-Kong-Defence-Review-Working-Party-1968 — Page 70

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"All this points to an initiative on our

part if there were to emerge in China a regime with which we might be able to do business and which all our allies might be prepared to countenance.

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The first sentence is perhaps something of an under- statement! It might be better omitted.

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Delete all after "to run down".

Jows ever.

James

(James Murray)

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