TNAG-1239-FCO40-1552-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 12

Mr Barrett

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Mr Brown copied to me his minute of 8 August about the proposal that Peking should have

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this change. We shall be resuming talks with the Chinese in September. The tempo is likely to be more intense. We shall need to monitor the Chinese position carefully and rapidly and a secure telephone link would be extremely useful.

Bri

9 August 1983

R D Clift

Hong Kong Department

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