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DOP PAPER ON HONG KONG

1. I submit a first draft of the paper and a draft letter to the

members of the GEN 190 Committee. The latter could go from you or

me.

AUS is the right level, but you may not wish to acknowledge

authorship of the draft. It might also save time if the comments

came direct to me for incorporation in the next version.

2. I would also be grateful for any comments from the depart-

ments to which this is copied.

paper is dictated by the one that DOP popers may

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the diaft not be more than 2 poses long. The cabinet offer

old us and cons drahons relevant to 26 November 1973

that we would have to set out the issuad

cc:

Sir D Watson

the quishain we are conducting, We could not

Nossibly do this in two pages. in effect we have seven different papers and a

Coverer,

ACSES

A C Stuart

Hong Kong and Indian Ocean Department

Mr Robinson

Mr Marshall

Mr Holland

Mr Butler EID

Mr Hitch M & TD

Mr Finlayson TRED

Mr Cambridge FRD

Mr Rushford Legal Advisers

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