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with the territory, large-scale immigration from Hong Kong to Canada, and many other contacts, I should not be surprised if the Canadians consider an approach of the type that the Australians have decided to make. We do not know whether the

They have, Australians have discussed this with the Canadians. according to Porter, asked the Americans, who had said that they had not thought about it.

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PERCY CRADOCK

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Sir Murray MacLehose GBE, KCMG KCVO HONG KONG

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