CODE 18-78
Secret
13
Referencon
HKK. Quals
RATIVED IN RECISTEY NO. 51
1
Mr Williamson J34- Mr. Clit 18/0
Jection of Hongkong
גיל 4
1. M. Clift asked for abservations
letter of 5 October. — below
Louis Cha
2.
appears
OCT1981
REGISTRY
Action Taken
PALLLLACUR
16.60
10
on Dr Wilan's
to have put
put ou message
across to the Ainere quite effectively. Stei Fehrauny editorials (which I have not seen before) are woolly in parts but give a fair iden of our prablems over the 'lease! This warnings that Britain will quit if or administrative freedom is impeded, that Hong Kong is not the gold wire for Britain that some people think, and that the falar party may wish to quit anyeray will have
given the tivese pause for thought. I think that, despite official reticence, they will to monitoring the sittention closely.
13.10.81
seems
to indicate that the Chinese
The report have actually been hinking about the problem but that the international issues prevent than gong further than Danghas already done. If this
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