EN CLAIR
FM HONG KONG
UNCLASSIFIED
GPS 730
TOP COPI
TO PRIORITY DTI TELNO CREDA 76 OF 13 AUGUST 73
RECAVED IN
RAGISTRY No. 51 19 AUG 1973
92
FOR MISS LACKEY CORE 2) FROM ASTON,
REPEATED SEPARATELY TO F.C.O. FOR STUART CH.K.1.0.0) AND FINLAYSON
(E.P.D.).
STERLING,
(ON)
17....
"
HADDON-CAVE GAVE PRESS CONFERENCE AT AIRPORT LAST (12TH) EVENING AT WHICH HE MADE PREPARED STATEMENT. IN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS HE
APPEARS ONLY TO HAVE REITERATED POINTS IN THE STATEMENT",
*
TO-DAY'S PRESS AND RADIO CARRY THE CONFERENCE IN FULL.: MAIN, POINTS
EMPHASISED ARE
>
A) BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET DECIDED WHAT TO SUGGEST TO
COUN
+
STERLING AREA COUNTRIES BUT THEY WOULD BE SENDING HONG KONG AND
AN
OTHER HOLDERS OF STERLING AN
MESSAGE DURING THE SECOND WEETANT AND PRESUMABLY DEFINITIVE
SEPTEMBER!
SEPTEMBER
B) IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION HE SAID IT COULD NOT BE INFERRED
FROM HIS STATEMENT THAT HONG KONG WOULD BE DEALT WITH SEPARATELY
FROM THE REST.
!
/C)
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