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must take account of the constitutional position,

will be unwelcome and that difficult as the

present situation is it is better to proceed with-

out written rules. There remains the question

of what is to be said to the T.A.B. and quite

frankly I find it very difficult to believe that

(between;

we have any choice/either reiterating what

eleith

ad

Jordan told them, which is report in your

telegram No. 661 (paragraph 3) and producing

(seiting out the formal position

a formula/which will be even more unpopular

with them than it is with you.

5. As regards (c) it is our hope that the

strength of the Hong Kong position will be so

(possible;

off d

exposed by Jordan and the extent of damage to

Hong Kong made so clear that the conclusion will

emerge that Hong Kong must be permitted to extend

its restraint agreements at least for another

year.

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