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WILLIAMSBURG SUMMIT : BILATERAL WITH THE US

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

BACKGROUND

DSR 11C

1.

The Prime Minister and the Foreign and Commonwealth

Secretary are familiar with the background.

2.

With the Prime Minister's agreement the Americans have been kept generally abreast of developments. Sir Oliver Wright

brought Mr Shultz up to date before the latter visited China in

February 1983. Since then we have had further contacts with the Chinese in Peking

Hong Kong and General Department

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