TNAG-0519-FCO40-614-Meeting-of-Lord-Goronwy-Roberts--Parliamentary-Under-Secreta-1975 — Page 7

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Mr Mr Finjuddy

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think this is fine.

I would be inclined also in passing:

to make the point that the Government of Hong Kong (at coincidentally a particularly awkward moment) rose to the occasion and made admirable and humanitarian arrangements to accept the odd 4,000 refugees on the Danish freighter Maersk at a time coinciding with the arrival of The Queen; and

b. to draw on, or draw attention to, the admirably balanced assessment of Hong Kong written by the Governor and printed in the Times of 5 May (copy attached).

PR Mah

9 May 75

P JE Male

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