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3. YOU WILL ALSO NOTE THAT MOD'S LIAISON OFFICER WILL BE SENDING INFORMATION REQUESTED IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 372 BY BAG, ALTHOUGH THE COMMITTEE HAS TWICE PREVIOUSLY VISITED GIBRALTAR, ITS POWERS IN A DEPENDENT TERRITORY HAVE NEVER BEEN FORMALLY DEFINED, BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT CAREFUL ADVANCE BRIEFING WILL ENSURE THAT THE PRESENCE OF THE PARTY DOES NOT CAUSE

EMBARRASSMENT TO YOU OR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT,

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SIR D WATSON

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MR THOMSON

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MR C W ROBERTS CREA DEPT OF TRADE

VICTORIA ST

MR D I POTTER DEPT OF TRADE

ABELL HOUSE, JOHN ISLIP ST

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