TNAG-0123-FCO40-159-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 124

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NOTHING TO BE 、

CONFIDENTIAL

Registry HKK 4/1 No.

DRAFT Letter

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

To:-

Top Secret.

EJS

Secret.

Confidential.

9/1

Restricted.

Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

..In Confidence

Mr. Gami

Gaminara to

see first.

G. V. Britten, Esq., CBE,

British Embassy,

Berne.

Type 1 +

From

19

E. J. Sharland, Esq.

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

FED

we

Further to your telegram number 273 of 19 December

and/my letter HKK 4/1 of 20 December, have now

obtained a copy of , Luard's speech in the Fourth

which I enclore. Nations which i enclose.

Committee of the United Nations;

A The reference to Hong Kong is in paragraph 2 at X/.

The reference to Hong Kong as a special case is in no

sense intended to suggest that there is any doubt about

a continued British presence there. What is referred to

is the extreme fouehiness of the Chinese over any

suggestion that Hong Kong might be moving towards

eventual self-government. Indeed it has been the known

Chinese attitude on this point which has prevented any

significant moves towards internal self-government for

the Colony.

CONFIDENTIAL