TNAG-0378-FCO40-424-UK-policy-on-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-after-1997-1973 — Page 6

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NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

Registry

No.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

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Secret.

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SECRET

DRAFT

SUBMISSION

To:-

Mr Stuart

Type 1 +

FROM

14

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Telephone No. Ext.

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PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

P.A.

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the point of depafing

for

A

and will not be hack Done weeks

B

Let us keep this

on the record but

C

not submit

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content that

this form? R.R. Koman

26/9

cc: Mr Larmour OR

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8/3

Mr Youde

PS/Mr Royle

Department HKIOD

OPTECTS ON HONG KONG/CHINA

Implications for

SPAIN/GIBRALTAR:

In response

4

1.

Was away from the

when Mr Davies'

minute to me of 15 August, was written, but

submitted

Mr Stuart replied on 23 August. He enclosed a

copy of my minute of 7 August to Mr Larmour,

tu

which gave preliminary views of this Department

and Far Eastern Department about the implications

th for Hong Kong of proposals for a solution of the

Gibraltar problem.

2.

had

I did in fact discuss the matter briefly with

on 10 August.

Sir Murray MacLehose during his visit. He was

relaxed about any effects on Hong Kong. He thought

a

that, whilst/parallel might be drawn in the Hong

Kong press and by some members of the public,

particularly expatriates, the Chinese would not

take the precedent very seriously. They would

decide their policy on Hong Kong on quite different

criteria. I understand from Gibraltar and General

Department that the proposals on Gibraltar are now

in abeyance, for the time being at least. It

therofera seems that there is no need to take this

matter any further at present.

SECRET

(3001) Dd.145244 400m 8/73 L.Ltd. Gp.839

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