Mr Wilford
Hong Kong Department
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1. I have spoken to Mr Denman about David Jordan's
letter of 8 October.
He told me that during his visit to
Hong Kong he had discouraged the idea of any institutional
relationship; but he agreed that a meeting of the kind
proposed at the beginning of December could be valuable,
particularly in advance of the Prime Minister's visit to
Hong Kong in January, and he will pursue it further with his
colleagues in the DTI.
2. In the meantime I attach an interim draft reply which
Mr Wilford may like to send to Mr Jordan and I would be grateful
if the Department could get in touch with the DTI in due course
on the basis of Mr Jordan's letter to see what arrangements
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might be made for/December meeting.
There is no need to
wait for my return to write to Mr Jordan to tie up the details
if this proves possible but I should like to see where we
have got to on my return.
19 October 1973
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