TNAG-1254-FCO40-1587-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 114

SECRET

Seirety A State

Mr Giffard

PSYPES

Private Secretary

MKK040/5

RECEIVED IN RECISTHY

20 SEP 1983

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

Issue for

fas amended to reflect the Savety

A State's

HKK 040/5

FROM: R D CLIFT, HKD

DATE: 5 September 1983

cc: PS/Mr Luce

PS/Mr Whitney

PS/PUS

new that the Mr Wright

only strany argument for

Ators in the

neepin picture

Mr Donald o.r.

Hd/PUSD

is that they could Ha/SPD do damage unbriefed)

Hala

+

Hd/NAD

Mr Flower, PUSD

Mr Thomson, FED

Mr Walker,

Research Dept

FUTURE OF HONG KONG : BRIEFING THE AUSTRALIANS, NEW ZEALANDERS AND

CANADIANS

PROBLEM

1. How far we go in briefing the Australians, and whether we should now bring the New Zealanders, Canadians and any other countries more into our confidence on the question of Hong Kong's future.

RECOMMENDATION

2.

I recommend that we write to No 10 to seek the Prime Minister's agreement for us to brief the New Zealanders and Canadians on the lines of the (overt) briefing we already give the Australians, and to continue to keep all three governments generally in the picture. The Americans, however, should continue to be kept more fully briefed. A draft letter to No 10 is attached. FED, SPD and NAD

concur.

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