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FM FCO 111700Z JULY 83

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 432 OF 11 JUL

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

HKKо40b

RECEIVED IN ALSTERY NO. 51

13 JUL 1983

REGISTRY

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YOUR TELNO 647 AND HONG KONG TELNO 972

972: FUTURE OF HONG KONG:

PRESS HANDLING OF SECOND PHASE TALKS

1.

WE AGREE WITH BOTH TURS. RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING ANY JOINT

STATEMENT, IT MIGHT BE BETTER NEAR THE END OF THE SESSION TO TELL

YAO GUANG THAT THE PRESS WILL BE HUNGRY FOR INFORMATION, BUT

THAT WE PROPOSE TO CONFINE OUR COMMENT TO THE FOLLOWING SIMPLE

LINE:

'WE HAVE HAD A USEFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE MEETING

AND WILL CONTINUE OUR TALKS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.'

YOU COULD ADD THAT YOU IMAGINE THE CHINESE SIDE WILL TAKE A

SIMILAR LINE.

HOWE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

HD/HKD

COPIES TO:

HD/FED

MR BURROWS

HD/FLANNING STAFF

MR MARTIN

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PS

MR FLOWER

PS/LADY YOUNG

MR COLES

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

MR GIFFARD

AR DONALD

MR WRIGHT

SIR I SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE

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