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3. SUBSEQUENTLY, ROY DENMAN CONFIRMED IN PRIVATE THAT HONG

KONG WOULD BE FIGURING AS AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT

WEEK'S DEPUTIES MEETING. DENMAN FORECAST THAT HMG WOULD ON

THIS OCCASION MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT, POSITIVE IN THE CONTEXT

OF HONG KONG'S INCLUSION IN THE GPS BUT OTHERWISE DESIGNED

SIMPLY TO PROMPT THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR DETAILED

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS FOR SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION.

FCO PLEASE PASS TO HONG KONG AND TO GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND

SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON.

SIR J. BEITH

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E.I.D.

E.C.I.U.

W.E.D.

W.O.D.

H.K.D.

PS/C.D.L.

NEWS D.

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[REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO HONG KONG AND GENEVA ONLY]

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