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FM PEKING 200700Z JUL 83

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 78 OF 20 JULY

INFO IMMEDIATE FCO

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YOUR TELNO 376: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PROPOSED DINNER FOR

XU JIATUN

1. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA AND I AGREE WITH THE LINE YOU PROPOSE IN YOUR PARA 1 AND WITH YOUR PARA 2.

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2. ON TIMING I HAVE A SLIGHT PREFERENCE FOR THE LATER DATE. WE KNOW THE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN AND NCNA HONG KONG CAN BE SLOW AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT BY 28 JULY XU WOULD NOT YET HAVE HAD A REPORT OF THE SECOND ROUND. IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SEE HIM AFTER HE HAD HAD TIME TO SEE AND (PERHAPS) ABSORB RECORDS OR REPORTS OF THE ROUND AT WHICH ANNEX B IS TO BE PRESENTED YOU WOULD ALSO BE ABLE ON 4 AUGUST TO BRIEF XU ON THE THIRD ROUND AND LEAVE HIM WITH SOME THOUGHTS TO PONDER DURING THE

SUMMER RECESS.

CRADOCK

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

TRATAND ED/HKD

ED/FED

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COPIES TO:

SIR I SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER

MR BURROWS

PLANNING STAFF

MR MARTIN

MR FLOWER

MR COLES

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PS/LADY YOUNG

PSAR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

MR WRIGHT

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE

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MR. WALKER,

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