TNAG-0379-FCO40-425-Sterling-assets-and-balance-of-payments-of-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 155

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Mrs M E Hedley-Miller HM TREASURY

Great George Street LONDON SW1

CONFIDENTIAL

Fron Many,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London S.W.1

Tel: 839-8866 Ext 99

6 July 1973

STERLING AGREEMENTS: FORTHCOMING ACTI ON

1.

4/18/iv

Very many thanks for your letter of 6 July and its interesting enclosure. If I may say so, I think this is a very useful catalogue and we in the FCO will have a thorough look at it as soon as possible and let you have any comments or additions which occur to us.

2. Meanwhile, could I make again one point which I think you

We shall need to will recall having heard from my lips before! make a submission to our Secretary of State on the position generally and with particular reference to the position of Hong Kong (on which, of course, you are convening a meeting next week). I am sure the easiest basis on which to make a submission to the Secretary of State would be any communication which the Chancellor

But if for any reason the may put to the Prime Minister.

Chancellor does not put anything to the Prime Minister, or if there is any delay in such a submission, then perhaps you could let me have a copy of the submission which you put to the Chancellor?

3.

I am sending a copy of this letter to Stanley Payton.

You sucerity

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PHR Marshall

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