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25-11-68
LONG TERM STUDY: HONG KONG
You will wish to know the position reached
in the preparation of this study. There have
been some substantial changes since it was last
circulated as OPDO (DR) (68)5 (Revise) of
1 April and considered by the Defence Review
Working Party on 26 April (OPDO(DR)(68)
8th Meeting).
draft.
2.
I attach a copy of our latest
In May the Commonwealth Secretary discussed
the draft then current with the Governor of
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Hong Kong and instructed that it should take
full account of the latter's views. The
exchanges thereupon initiated with the Governor
were continued in June/July when Heath Mason
visited Hong Kong and in October when the
Governor arrived here on leave. The attached
draft takes full account of the Governor's
views.
3. The Far Eastern Department consulted
Sir Donald Hopson when he came out of China in
sensed
August and the draft takes account of his views, The Department
also
They have, moreover, up-dated Section E
on Chinese Attitudes and Intentions in the
light of more recent developments in China and
present
the state of Sino-British relations.
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4. Compared with OPDO (DR) (68)5 (Revise), the
attached draft contains substantial revision
of Sections E and G but quite small changes in
/Sections A-D
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