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Mr Rushford

Legal Advisers

HONG KONG: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES

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We spoke about Mr de Winton's letter of 19 July. / agreed, I attach a draft reply intended to set the record

straight.

2. I shall need to report the Attorney-General's view, together with your advice as to what we should do now.

If I understood you correctly, this is that we should await Chinese reactions to the further approach made to them before considering how or indeed whether - to deal with the Attorney-General's objections. It would be helpful to have a form of words.

20 July 1979

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Hong Kong and General Department

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