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CODE 18-77

S$ 10/76

Mr Jasper

Mr Quantrill

Mr Stewart

R&R.

JJ13/1

7

Reference

REVIEW OF POLICY ON ACCELERATED DECOLONISATION

1.

2.

Mr Jasper's minute of 9 January refers.

Since almost none of the points in the outline of the draft paper concern Hong Kong I would suggest that there be an opening paragraph reading:

"Hong Kong is excluded from this paper since there

can be no movement towards the granting of independence".

13 January 1977

cc: Mr Posnett (DT Adviser

Mr Snodgrass (PDTD K229A) Mr Dale (WIAD K223)

Mr Collins (MCD K365A) Mr Hickson (SAmD K274)

Mr Brown (SED W134A)

W81)

игрин

Thompson

Hong Kong & General Department

Miss Binns (Planning Staff W10) Mr Beattie (DTEU G71C/G)

Mr Sanders (Research Dept G6/3)

HKC 025/2

RECEIVED

DY NO. 51

13 JAN 1978

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

A

Yús.

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

де

J.J. &