TNAG-0850-FCO40-1060-Future-of-Hong-Kong-New-Territories-leases-1979 — Page 154

Mr McLaren, HKGD

SECRET

HONG KONG: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES

HACK oudl.

Mo

6 AUG 1979

1. Mr Blaker has seen your submission of 26 July. The Minister has commented :-

Taken

"Paragraph 4 at Flag C suggests that the Attorney-General may not have fully seized the political or economic points."

30 July 1979

CC:

Sinclair

Sir I Mr Cortazzi

Mr Rushford

Mr Samuel, FED

SECRET

alf

CA

Hamilton

APS/Mr Blaker

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