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expect

to ree

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Reference

white Paper. f

of Government, I world be surprised reached before 1981 but this would pressure the govemment

2.

nationality legislation

if

there is

that stage

depend

eving

was

under to

on

in

a

change

cared be

hav much

new

Mr Davies statement that BOC statins is aimed

at

Над Когд

is not tme.

inmanity feel exactly

the same way.

Solawan Islands and

The Gibraltarians

The independence of

the

Turaln (not to mention the

uperming Kinbati independence)

is neither here nor

there

we still have quite a few defendencies left, albeit

mortly small 3. The truth

of really say satisfy them

still

very

I think

ло

in

population.

the matter is that there is nothing

to the

assuage

zancemed

we

we

Hong Kong government which will

their fears.

about

That

they

are

it is something

something which

the Have Office

should heep reminding

your agreement I should like to rend

baut.

With

a

copy of Me

Dome's' letter

to

them

Agray 20/3

NTD.