TNAG-1036-FCO40-1286-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 132

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6. I UNDERSTAND AND TO SOME EXTENT SHARE YOUR DOUBTS AND FEARS. THERE IS NO IDEAL COURSE. WE CANNOT BE SURE THE CHINESE WOULD EMBRACE THE IDEA OF TALKS AND I DO NOT SEE TALKS AS A PANACEA. WE FACE A VERY DIFFICULT GAME IN WHICH THE STRONGER CARDS ARE IN CHINESE HANDS. BUT UNLESS A SOLUTION EMERGES MEANTIME BY ANOTHER CHANNEL WE SHALL HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO SUGGEST TALKS SOON. OTHERWISE WE SHALL DEPRIVE OURSELVES OF THE MEANS OF EVEN DETERMINING THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM, LET ALONE DOING SOMETHING

ABOUT IT.

CRADOCK

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HD/FED

HD/HK & GD SIR E YOUDE MR DONALD

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