TNAG-1041-FCO40-1291-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 47

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HHR 04011 ннн

10 DEC 1981

SECRET

FM HONG KONG 100435Z DEC 81

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1105 OF 10 DECEMBER

INFO PEKING

1264

INDSX

(268

FOR CLIFT FROM GOVERNOR

PEKING TELNO 735.

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1. I AGREE WITH THE AMBASSADOR'S PARAS 3 TO 6 AND 8: AND I AM EASY ABOUT HIS PARA 7 IT IS ANYONE'S GUESS WHAT THE RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER TO SUCH A QUESTION AT THAT STAGE WILL PROVE TO BE. 2.IF, ON THIS TOPIC, THE LPS IS TO THROW DOWN A STRONG MARKER FOR THE P.M'S VISIT (AS CONCEIVED IN YOUR TELNO 925), THE MAIN OJECTIVE SHOULD BE TO PUT ON RECORD A CLEAR STATEMENT OF WHAT

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''THE LEGAL PROBLEM REALLY IS, AND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO RESOLVE feet 2

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IT. THIS IS NOW COVERED IN OUR JOINT PROPOSALS, THOUGH NO DOUBT THE TEXT COULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED.

MACLEHOSE

LIMITED

HK & GD

FED

PS/LPS

PS/PUS

SIR E YOUDE

MR DONALD

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