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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 1972 DATED 5 DECEMBER 1974

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1. YOUR TELNO 1177. FRENCH AND NELIGAN WOULD BOTH LIKE TO REPRESENT THE CROWN, BUT THE LATTER CANNOT YET SAY WHETHER HE WOULD DEFINITELY BE AVAILABLE.

2. YOUR TELNO 1293. (PARA 1): PRENDERGAST HAS NOW BEEN IN TOUCII. (PARA 2): RUSSELLS STILL HAVE THE FILES REFERRED TO IN THEIR LETTER OF 21 NOVEMBER. THEY WERE THINKING (OUR TELNO 1954) OF ANOTHER FILE, WHICH PRENDERGAST DID TAKE BACK TO HONG KONG, BUT

THEY NOW SAY THEY DO NOT NEED IT.

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