TNAG-1252-FCO40-1585-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 105

TELELETTER TO PEKING

GRS 112

SECRET

SECRET

8928

HiK 040/5

MAR 1983

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TELELETTER

FROM W MORRIS, HKGD, FCO

FILE REFERENCE HKK 040/5 DATED 21 MARCH 1983

FOLLOWING FOR R N PEIRCE ESQ, PEKING

W CM1214

COPIED TO R P MARGOLIS ESQ, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG

FUTURE OF HONG KONG : AUSTRALIAN INTEREST

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1. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR TELELETTER OF 8 MARCH. I THOUGHT YOUR

REMARKS TO UREN WERE JUST RIGHT. (IS HE BY ANY CHANCE RELATED TO

TOM UREN, THE NEW AUSTRALIAN MINISTER FOR TERRITORIES AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENT?)

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2. THE POINTS IN YOUR PARA 3 WERE HELPFUL AND TIMELY. BY NOW

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN A COPY OF OUR TELEGRAM 88 TO CANBERRA

ASKING SIR J MASON FOR HIS VIEWS ON PREMIER ZHOA'S VISIS AND

THE HONG KONG QUESTION.

SIGED W MORRIS

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