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NOTE ON A DISCUSSION WITH THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG

25 November, 1969

Present

SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS

Sir S. Tomlinson

Sir D. Trench

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Sir L. Monson

Mr. K. M. Wilford

Mr. J. Murray

Mr. W. S. Carter

Mr. C. Wilson

Mr. A. W. Gaminara

The Views of the Governor

The basis for discussion was a paper dated 21 November

by Far Eastern Department on "Sino-British Relations in the

Context of Hong Kong". The Governor generally endorsed the

conclusions of the paper with a number of minor reservations.

He agreed that the question of Hong Kong and Sino-British

relations probably came low down on the list of Chinese

priorities at the present time. Commenting on the analysis

in paragraph 3 of the paper of the Hong Kong Government's

policies towards the communists in the Colony, the Governor

suggested that the reference to the need for "firm action"

was perhaps over-strongly stated. He said that he would

/ prefer

GRECEIVED IN (REGISTRY No.51

- 8 DEC 1969

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