TNAG-1167-FCO40-1447-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 54

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FOR SOME OFFICIAL SPEAKER/DELEGATE.

WE HAVE TOLD HER THAT

WE WOULD CLEAR THIS WITH YOU AND LET HER KNOW AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE.

6.

THIS OFFICE HAS ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED SO FAR AND

WE HAVE ESTABLISHED QUITE CONGENIAL CONTACT WITH MARION

BIEBER: YOU MAY WELL FEEL THAT COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE CHANNELLED THROUGH

US?

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OUR RELATIONS WITH "THE ECONOMIST" REMAIN AMICABLE AND

THERE IS MERIT IN OUR BEING, AND APPEARING TO BE, AS HELPFUL

AS POSSIBLE WITHIN OUR PRESCRIBED PARAMETERS. I SHOULD

BE GRATEFUL YOUR EARLY ADVICE.

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SENT AT 11:45 AM