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BRIEFING FOR COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE, NAIROBI, 23 OCTOBER 5 NOVEMBER 1983: FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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1. Mr Illman's minute of 7 September refers.

2.

I attach in final form:

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b)

an unclassified background brief for use by all members of the UK delegation;

a confidential 'Line to Take' for Mr Whitney's use only, to be attached to the unclassified material.

3. The Fifth round in the second phase of Sino-British talks on Hong Kong's future will be held in Peking on 19/20 October. We may therefore need to update the briefing material thereafter to take account of any significant developments.

10 October 1983

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