TNAG-1253-FCO40-1586-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 12

CEORET

OF VIEW, IF MR HAYDEN CANNOT BE RELIED UPON TO BE DISCREET, THEN WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BRIEF HIM AS FULLY AS HE WOULD LIKE. THIS IS BECAUSE OUR FIRST DUTY IS TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, WHO CANNOT BE TOLD VERY MUCH, F ANYTHING, ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. AS WILL BE APPARENT FROM OUR TELEGRAMS REPORTING PRESS COVERAGE OF THE FUTURE (NOT REPEATED TO CANBERRA) MR HAYDEN'S REMARKS HAVE STIMULATED MANY EXPRESSIONS OF RESENTMENT AT THE EXTENT TO WHICH HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE KEPT IN THE DARK.

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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SIR I SINCLAIR

ED/FED

MR BURROWS

ED/PLANNING STAFF

MR MARTIN

ED/PUSD

PS

MR FLOWER

PS/PUS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

STR J BULLARD

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

MR WRIGHT

MR COLES

SIR A PARSONS

MR WALKER,

MR ROBERTS

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