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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO 04175OZ JUN 80

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 441 OF 4 JUNE

FOR GOVERNOR FROM SIR D MAITLAND YOUR TELNO 703

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HKK 34011 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY: NA057

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1. THANK YOU FOR THIS HELPFUL WARNING. I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO

COUNTER THESE IRRITANTS AND WE ARE WORKING HARD ON THIS,

2. THE PRESENT POSITION ON THE 3 ISSUES YOU MENTION IS AS FOLLOWS: A) CAA DECISION: SECRETARY OF STATE WROTE ON 2 JUNE (COPY IN BAG WITH CLIFT'S LETTER OF SAME DATE) TO MR NOTT STRONGLY SUPPORTING YOUR SUBMISSION OF 21 MAY:

B) UNIVERSITY FEES: THE DEPARTMENT ARE ARRANGING FOR CATER TO SEE SIR

JAMES HAMILTON AT DES NEXT WEEK AND I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE LATTER SUPPORTING KONG KONG'S VIEW. WE AGREE THAT YOUR FALL-BACK PROPOSAL

MAY BE THE BEST EVENTUAL SOLUTION BUT TACTICALLY WE HAVE NOT

MENTIONED THIS YET.

C) NATIONALITY LAW: LPS IS SEEING HOME SECRETARY NEXT WEEK ON MAIN

OUTSTANDING ISSUES ON DEPENDENT TERRITORIES AND IS BRIEFED TO

TAKE A STRONG LINE.

3. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS SEEN YOUR TELEGRAM. WE WILL ENSURE THAT HE IS KEPT INFORMED OF PROGRESS. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE SUCCESS ON

ANY OF THE ISSUES. BUT WE WILL DO OUR BEST.

CARRINGTON

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LORD.N.G. LENNOX

MR DONALD MR ADAMS MR EVANS MISS BROWN

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SIR.D. MAITLAND CHIEF CLERK LORD BRIDGES

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