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REGISTRY No.31
1 OCT 1973
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26th September 1973
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Sir D. Watson
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Many thanks for your letter You were quite right the
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See, cap. the timing of Exlo's deliberations and the tone of the last paragraph
You are quite right also to follow the line of the talks with the Treasury having been cordial and constructive. position is that a situation has arisen that is not of Hong Kong's making, and which, as we warned the Treasury, we were powerless to prevent if they delayed making proposals until the last minute. This situation is one that renders it difficult for Hong Kong to qualify for the guarantee. Recriminations about this now would be fruitless
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We will now put the position to Executive Council next Tuesday, and you will see our assessment set out in the Ex. Co. paper which will issue this week-end.
We of course want to be as helpful as we can during these critical months.
LART
REF
A.C. Stuart Esq.,
Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
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