TNAG-1039-FCO40-1289-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 66

COVERING SECRET

MR RUSHFORD

A. R. RUSHFORD

HONG KONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES LEASES

Reference....

Hkk

1741

04.0/1

TS IN REGISTRY NO. 51

& Jun 1931

ملل

£31.7

Mr Clift (through Alan Friar) asked whether you had yet received a reply from Henry Steel to your letter of 6 July I said, not yet, and [Richard] Clift wondered whether you would feel you could speak to Henry Steel on the 'phone and speed his reaction along.

22 July 1981

1600 hrs

Mr Fiar

2 Wist

( M Wise)

DM. Eliar

157)

дого

ñ

R for Bu

27.4.

Thank you. Bu 1 Any if noting befor

My

Stift oje

27/2

Mr Steel hopes

hopes to

to discuss this with

пи

next week

(4 nean any)

any) and

to

Consult

An

Attorney

before

Itu

latta

disappears for

6

mon

th

when

Good

Pouliament

risos.

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I have asked Misteel to

letter of 6 July

correct

by putting 1997

157)

for

#

1898

in

line 3 of hava. 3

dak ✓

CODE 18-77

correct the file copy.

my

Please

A.R.R. 23.7