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CONFIDENTIAL
10 January, 1969
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I am writing this letter in some haste in order to get this week's bag.
You will, I am sure, wish to know that your Personal Telegram No.19 about the Cross Harbour Tunnel tipped the scale in the direction of our intervention. I enclose a copy of a letter which Lord Shepherd wrote yesterday to Lord Brown, asking him to look at the matter once more, Or course I do not know what the outcome will be, but you will be glad to see that we are pressing for the whole issue to be thoroughly examined once again.
If it is necessary to
This is for your own information. drop some hint to Clague that reconsideration is taking place here, I do not think it would be wise to say more than that you understand the ECGD terms are being looked at again at a high level.
His Excellency
Sir David Trench, GONG., MC., Government House,
Hong Kong,
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