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FM HONG KONG 121848Z JAN 83
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 51 OF 12 JANUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOI
PERSONAL FOR CLIFT FROM POLITICAL ADVISER
FUTURE EGRET: FAR EAST ECONOMIC REVIEW ARTICLE-
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1. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN ADVANCE WARNING THAT THIS WEEK'S FAR EAST
ECONOMIC REVIEW, DUE TO APPEAR ON 13 JANUARY, CARRIES A LONG
ARTICLE BY DEREK DAVIES IN WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HE ASSERTS
THAT THE FCO HAVE WON A VICTORY' OVER THE PRIME MINISTER, WHO
HAS COME RELUCTANTLY TO ACCEPT THAT THE FCO'S ADVICE IS NOT ALWAYS SUSPECT AND HAS BEGUN TO HEED THAT GIVEN BY OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN
THE PROBLEM OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE.
2. WE HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE TEXT OF THIS ARTICLE, BUT YOU SHOULD
KNOW THAT THE ASSERTIONS IN PARA 1 ABOVE ARE NOT (NOT) BASED ON
ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH OFFICIALS HERE. DAVIES HAS TOLD US THAT THE
ARTICLE HAS BEEN WRITTEN ENTIRELY FROM THE REVIEW'S RESOURCES
AND THAT HE HAS NEITHER QUOTED NOR RELIED ON ANY OFFICIAL SOURCES.
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