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SAMEZNY NO. 51

SEP 1981

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

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HOFO 004/16

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GR 65

CONFIDENTIAL

PA

PISTRY

Action Taken

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FM HONG KONG 160207Z SEP 81

TO PRIORITY F C O

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My Clift

0 DISTRIBUTION

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT

ADVANCED

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Key Akep.

Mr. Willing

TELEGRAM NUMBER 833 OF 16 SEPTEMBER

TO WILLIAMSON, HONG KONG AND GENERAL DEPT.

FROM ALAN SCOTT.

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YOUR LETTER 11 SEPTEMBER. IB BRIEFING NOTED.

"

POINT TAKEN. IMPLICATION PROBABLY ARISES FROM USE OF ''WILL RATHER THAN WOULD''. AMEND SENTENCE TO READ HMG HAS EXPRESSED ITS OPPOSITION TO THE CLAUSE, WHICH WOULD STILL HAVE TO PASS THE THIRD READING IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND THEREAFTER BE REFERRED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS''.

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