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15. It would not provide assurance of an early resumption of the renewal negotiations beyond repeating what we have said before;

rather it would make clear that we seek a prior response from Hong Kong on the question of issuing Government paper.

T G UNDERWOOD

17 January 1973

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Those present at the meeting.

Mr Littler

Yrs Hedley-Miller

Mrs Gilmore

Mr Bostock

Mr Owynn

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