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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 926 OF 18 SEPTEMBER. 1973.

MY TELNO 894: LETTER FROM THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS.

WE DISCUSSED OUR PROPOSED REPLY WITH SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET ISSUED IT, WE WOULD PREFER THE DELETE THE SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ACT IN REPLYING TO THE STUDENTS FEDERATION. IF THEY WERE TO PUBLISH AN OFFICIAL LETTER SAYING THAT HMG WERE ACTIVELY CONSIDERING AMENDING THIS ACT, THIS MIGHT CONVEIVABLY FRIGHTEN GODBER AWAY FROM THE UK.

2. IF THE LETTER HAS NOT YET ISSUED FROM YOU THEREFORE, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD AMEND IT TO SAY THAT QUOTE THE WHOLE QUESTION HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND IS UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION UNQUOTE. IF, HOWEVER, THE LETTER HAS ISSUED, WE SHOULD LET IT BE.

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