TNAG-0224-FCO40-260-Administration-of-Government-of-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 39

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Hong Kong Department,

30 October, 1970.

I am enclosing a copy of the reply from Hong Kong to your telegram about the dates for your handover to Murray MacLehose. The line proposed in paragraph 3 seems satisfactory.

I gather that you will be back here again on 23 November for the talks on the EEC negotiations which we are planning, and, subject to your views, I suggest that any reply to the Hong Kong telegram No.755 can wait until then.

(E. C. Laird)

Sir D. Trench, GCMG, MC,

Barwood,

Milldown Road,

Blandford Forum,

Dorset.