TNAG-0580-FCO40-713-UK-policy-on-status-of-Hong-Kong-1976 — Page 29

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1. I AGREE WITH YOUR DRAFT REPLIES EXCEPT THAT I SUGGEST DELETION OF INTERNATIONAL BEFORE ''STATUS OF HONG KONG'' EVEN THOUGH MR HOOLEY USES THE WORD IN HIS QUESTION, IN CHINESE EYES HONG KONG HAS NO

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