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Mr R B Cronson

Cromon

Reference........

W/53

PA

/

1.

Miss Welch, DTI CRE 2, has asked for a very short brief for Mr Peter Walker on the political and economic situation in Hong Kong.

2.

I attach a draft. Mr Davies FED has provided the piece on relations with China.

7 March 1973

M A Goodfellow

M Strat

alms

one

hage is

Marartly only traits are requnal.

Ortamine we could have said more

Treaties / New Tentories Lease;

& the Karts & minos'

about the

the starting froblem;

operation.

& then

ATI mid lines

on froblems of

ien

гл. Спа

3

M7, Crowson

this is Sine

But

I think we

Provided by

FED in

China Brief

must add something about

defence

the defence forces and the agreement, about Hong Kong's development plan & about the crime

wave,

It can be very short.

The picas

on relations with china seems to be missing? How about bricks for Mr Heseltine

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