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Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

..In Confidence

DRAFT

To:-

Humphrey Atkins,

Esq., M.P.,

House of Commons, S.W.1.

Type 1 +

From

Mr. Roberts

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

MINISTER

Kättergun

HONG KONG DEPT.

For

you

approval

or comments pse;

then retum stoment

to Mr Roberts

Office.

S

draft.

The

6.5. Cartis

8/5/69

In my answer to your

Supplementary Question in the House

on 5 May about the proposed tunnel

in Hong Kong, I promised to take note

of what you said and get in touch

with the Board of Trade about it.

The position is that the Foreign

and Commonwealth Office has

responsibility for the actions of the

Hong Kong Government, whereas the

Board of Trade is responsible for

of your questionn singl

ECGD.

The phrasing made it

appropriate for the FCO to answer;

but a question on ECGD policy

should be referred to the Board of Trade. And, I understand that they

have already agreed to accept your

further Question for written reply on

9 May.