TNAG-0569-FCO40-702-Planning-paper-on-Hong-Kong-1976 — Page 45

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PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FMF CO 241740Z

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2 5 MAY 1976

13

NCK013/58/1

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 391 OF 24 MAY.

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM CORTAZZI,

1. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE PUS WHO WELCOMES THE SUGGESTION THAT

DENYS ROBERTS AND A FINANCIAL EXPERT SHOULD COME OVER FOR

DISCUSSIONS DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING 7 JUNE.

GRATEFUL FOR ETA SO THAT WE CAN ARRANGE PROGRAMME.

噗

2. I THINK THAT THE BEST PLAN WOULD BE FOR INITIAL DISCUSSIONS

WITH O'KEEFFE DESIGNED TO ISOLATE THE DIFFERENCES MORE PRECISELY. WE WOULD PROPOSE TO BRING IN THE EXPERTS AT A LATER STAGE, I HAVE COMMITMENTS ON 7 AND 8 JUNE, BUT WILL, OF COURSE, BE GLAD TO

PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS AS APPROPRIATE ON 9 AND 10 JUNE, WE

ARE SEEKING APPOINTMENTS WITH LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS AND THE PUS,

CROSLAND

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HD/HXIOD

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS PS/PUS

MR LARMOUR

MR CORTAZZI

MR MALE

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