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IN CHARGE OF HONG KONG'S AFFAIRS AGAIN ETC. HOWEVER IF MR BLAKER

DISLIKES THE PROSPECT OF HAVING TO SAY ALL THIS AGAIN AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, A SPEECH COULD BE OMITTED. CONVERSELY THERE WOULD BE NO HARM IN SAYING THE SAME THINGS TWICE IN THE SAME DAY,

AND MY ADVICE WOULD BE TO DO SO. IN THE LATTER CASE THE PRESS COULD

BE EXCLUDED FROM THE LUNCH.

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