TNAG-0849-FCO40-1059-Future-of-Hong-Kong-New-Territories-leases-1979 — Page 17

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DCSKBY FCO 020809Z JULY

DESKRY PEKING AND HONG KONG #28333Z JULY

FM KUALA LUMPUR 011730Z JULY 79

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 234 OF 1 JULY

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2 JUL 1979

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING AND GOV HONG KONG

FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY FOR LEVER

HONG KONG LEASES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

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1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND 1MR CRADOCK IN HONG KONG AND WOULD NOW LIKE ACTION TO BE TAKEN

IN PEKING. THIS WILL NEED TO BE DONE DURING THE COMING WEEK LEFORE CRADOCK GOES ON LEAVE.

127.) 2. HIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF A DRAFT MINUTE FROM THE SECRETARY

OF STATE TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OD. SUBJECT TO A FACTUAL CHECK BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE MINUTE SHOULD ISSUE.... ON MONDAY MORNING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO SEE ON HER RETURN. THE TEXT HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH THE GOVERNOR AND HM AMBASSADOR PEKING.

FCO PLEASE PASS ALL.

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