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COVERNMENT THEMSELVES WOULD SAY. YOU COULD ADD THAT WE WILL LET

HONGKONG HAVE A REPLY AS SOON AS WE CAN. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ASSURE

HIM THAT BOTH FCO AND TREASURY OFFICIALS ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO

REACH AN EARLY SOLUTION WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH SIDES.

4.

431).

YOU MAY WISH TO SHOW THIS TO APS TO MR ROYLE (BANGKOK TEL NO

HADDON-CAVE'S COMMENTS AROUT THE LACK OF PROCRESS WERE

PRESUMABLY MADE WITHOUT HAVING SEEN FCO TEL NO 983.

DOUGLAS-4OME

ORWELL DISTRIBUTION

HKIOD

FRD

PS/MR ROYLE

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