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LETTER FROM MRS ELLIOTT: PACOMPENSATION FOR

SAI LAU KOK RESIDENTS AWEK L

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1. Please see the attached draft letter which I recommend Mr McLaren sends to Mrs Elliott.

2. Mrs Elliott addressed her letter to the Secretary of State on 25 September. The draft reply is based on information supplied by the Hong Kong Government.

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CODE 18-78

19 October 1979

In the haren

PI Webb

Hong Kong & General Dept.

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I have discussed with As Webb: while in general it is a sound principle to reply in detail to letters from members of the public, I am doubtful about the value of chopping logic with this Elliott. The key point in her letter is the suggestion that is Blakers reply was misleading, and I huggest that we

should