TNAG-1240-FCO40-1553-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 113

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Mr Cox FED

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Reference

HKK 040/1

(455

PROPOSED VISIT TO CHINA BY LORD RHODES

Connente

457

1. 788.

450

received

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2.

You will have seen Hong Kong telno 1187 and Peking telno I now attach;

(a) a copy of my minute of 11 August to Mr Clift with his

reply;

(b) a draft submission recommending a solution to our

'problem'.

I should be very grateful for any comments/suggestions that you may have on draft submission. As well as those relating to particular points of content and/or style, I should be pleased to receive any information about Lord Rhodes' interest in and contacts with the Chinese which I could usefully inject.

15 August 1983

MKK040/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

16 AUG 1983

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ICM25/1

J S C Priest

Hong Kong Department

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