TNAG-0742-FCO40-946-Relations-between-China-and-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 36

Mr Cortazzi

CONFIDENTIAL

SINO/BRITISH RELATIONS

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RECEIVED DI REGISTRY NO. 51

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1. As you will see from his manuscript minute below the Secretary of State has sent a shortened version of the draft minute to the Prime Minister, but not the minute to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Secretary of State has commented as follows:

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"It has become a national disease that we always

respond or nearly always, to a new task by asking more and more money and more resources. I have no doubt we should put in a greater effort in China. have equally no doubt it should come out of existing resources by redeployment so I will not write to the Chancellor. The letter to the Prime Minister is too long and I've tried to cut it".

4 September 1978

c.c. Sir A Duff

Sir E Youde

Mr Hibbert

Mr Murray

Mr Fergusson Heads of FED

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PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts

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