CRS 100
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FM FCO 081945Z FEB 79
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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10k kravoll
Cop
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 133 OF 8 FEB
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FROM MCLAREN
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 232: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES.
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1. RUSHFORD IS AWAY AND I CANNOT CONSULT HIM, BUT I THINK IT
UNLIKELY THAT HE WILL OBJECT TO THE MINOR CHANGE SUGGESTED IN
FARAGRAPH 1 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, WITH WHICH I AGREE. 2. SUBJECT TO ANY COMMENTS FROM PERCY CRADOCK, I WILL NOW SEEK
MINISTERIAL APPROVAL FOR THE TEXT AGREED BETWEEN US. IN DOING SO I
WILL NEED. TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE USE WHICH YOU MIGHT MAKE OF IT DURING YOUR VISIT TO PEKING IN LATE MARCH (FCO TELEGRAM NO.125). AM I RIGHT IN THINKING THAT YOU WOULD WANT DISCRETION TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDER IN COUNCIL, AND PERHAPS OUTLINE ITS PROVISIONS IN GENERAL TERMS, BUT THAT YOU DO NOT ENVISAGE HANDING A COPY OVER AT THIS EXPLORATORY STAGE?
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MR.MURRAY
COPIES TO:
MR.RUSHFORD
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