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information that such a possibility might arise

during the 1984-5 Session.

5.

The Department's Legal Counsellor concurs.

24 November, 1983

R D Clift

Hong Kong Department

cc: PS/Mr Luce PS/PUS

Sir I Sinclair Mr Giffard

This is dynamite, but if

are to be honest

to face this posibilitig

1984

85.

Eve

may

we

have

in the year

But in view of the

- and the judgements

Ministers must see

policy implications implicit i draft. The

this

use

of a personal

letter vo

a member

g

OD(K) is

The least damaging.

Artmald

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