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FM HONG KONG 140330Z NOV 78

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1310 OF 14 NOVEMBER

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN HK AND GD.

YOUR TELNO 830: LEASES.

I UNDERSTAND THAT RUSHFORD'S DRAFT FOLLOWED A PRELIMINARY AND INFORMAL DISCUSSION BETWEEN HIM AND HOBLEY LAST MONTH. HOBLEY WILL BE CARRYING THIS DISCUSSION FURTHER DURING HIS PRESENT VISIT TO LONDON. MEANWHILE, I DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANY POINT IN MAKING DETAILED COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT. YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED THAT IT DOES NOT COVER THE POINT ABOUT JURISDICTION REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPHS 10 AND 11 OF MY LETTER OF 24 OCTOBER.

2. YOU WILL BY NOW HAVE SEEN PERCY CRADOCK'S 6 NOVEMBER LETTER OF COMMENT. IT WOULD NOW BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE YOUR OWN REACTIONS TO MY 24 OCTOBER LETTER. CRADOCK IS COMING DOWN HERE ON 28 NOVEMBER AND THIS IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE WILL BE

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