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TELEGRAM NUMBER 935 OF 1 JULY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR), WASHINGTON (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)

PERSONAL FOR DONALD FROM POLITICAL ADVISER

FCO TELNO 1089 TO WASHINGTON AND WASHINGTON TELNO 1836:

FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

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1. IN THE LIGHT OF PREVIOUS EXCHANGES I HAVE ASSUMED THAT WE ARE AUTHORISED TO BRING THE U.S. CONSUL GENERAL UP TO DATE, ON A PERSONAL BASIS AND IN STRICT CONFIDENCE. 2. I SAW LEVIN THIS AFTERNOON AND GAVE HIM ADVANCE WARNING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT I GAVE HIM A PERLIMINARY BRIEFING, BUT IN VIEW OF PARA 2 OF WASHINGTON TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE DID NOT COVER THE FULL GROUND. I WILL AIM TO SEE HIM AGAIN AFTER ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN WITH

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