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attended

the

Stong Kong.

CONFIDENTIAL

Exco meeting last week in

The atmosphere was bad.

The

Governor

and Mr. Ford explained the realities

g

allay fears.

The situation

and saght

Vo

The Unofficials rode the live that they had

been let down in 1962 and 1971

and

to let it be said that

were

not going to

they had

in 1981.

not fought to the

better end

Therefore, they

were

going to let

Ieri anxieties have the fullest publicity

maximum pressure

And thereby keep up maximum

the Gereonor and

on HMg.

2

I

am

m

having the second encounter

wut the Stave Office (wik Mr. Adams' support)

Wednesday, 4 March.

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