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FM HONG KONG 300144Z JUN 81

TO PRIORITY F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 642 OF 30 JUNE

REGISTRY Action Taken

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PS/LPS PS/M. Ridley PA. PS/M Luce PSIPUS Mr.Donald Mr Adams

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

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YOUR TELEGRAMS 517 AND 518 OF 8 JUNE: BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL'

MIFT CONTAINS THE FULL TEXT OF SIR S Y CHUNG'S LETTER OF 27 JUNE TO S OF S. ORIGINAL FOLLOWS BY BAG. ITS MUTED TONE REFLECTS THE MOOD OF UMELCO, WHICH FOR THE TIME BEING IS ONE OF DISENCHANTMEI AND RESIGNED ACCEPTANCE OF THE POSITION REACHED, AND THEIR DESIRE NOT TO RISK ANY LOSS OF GOODWILL ON OTHER IMPORTANT PRACTICAL ISSUES. THE GOVERNOR WILL, I BELIEVE, HAVE ADVISED YOU OF THE CONTINUING CONCERN OF UMELCO AND OF HONG KONG PEOPLE GENERALLY

ABOUT THEIR 'BRITISHNESS.

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