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the FCO, but none of this would prejudice the right of Ministers

to intervene if they believed that Hong Kong had made a mistake,

and would be compatible with the Legal Adviser's view.

Attached

14 January 1981

cc:

1. Marrie

P Morrice

Hong Kong and General Department K247

233 4381

Mr Rushford, Legal Advisers Mr McCrory, News Dept.

Parliamentary Unit

FED

I agree generally with this approach. It is not

lasy to lay down hard and fast rules for subjects

which

или

enevitably have varyen degrees of political sensitivity. Perhaps the draft letter

could reflect

this general point, but subjter to that, I have no Objection to the proposal.

Letter

time

Antoneld

1571

I

gree

with m Jonatal.

договое

PARB. 1611.

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