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TELEGRAM NUMBER 580 OF 11 NOVEMBER

INFO PRIORITY PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR) HONG KONG

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1. # SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED IN TS UR TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARY

OF THE AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON 11 NOVEMBER, AND HANDED OVER THE SUMMARIES OF THE EXPLANATORY PAPERS. HENDERSON THANKED ME AND, UN REPLY TO MY QUESTION, SAND THAT THEY HAD CONCLUDED FROM THEIR OWN SOURCES THAT THE 19/20 OCTOBER

TALKS HAD GONE BETTER THAN THOSE BEFORE, WHILE THE ECONOMIC MEASURES TAKEN IN HONG KONG HAD WELL SERVED THEIR PURPOSE.

2. HENDERSON COMMENTED THAT BOSWELL'S REPORT WAS TYPICAL OF THE

SORT OF EXAGGERATHON WHICH THEY HAD COME TO EXPECT FROM QUOTE THE AUSTRALIAN UNQUOTE, AND OF WHICH THEY TOOK LITTLE

ACCOUNT.

3. HENDERSON SAID THAT HIT WOULD BE EXTREMELY USEFUL #F * WERE

ABLE TO GIVE HIM SOME ACCOUNT OF THE TALKS STARTING ON 14

NOVEMBER BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN PARTY LEAVES

FOR CHOGM ON 18 NOVEMBER, SO THAT MR HAWKE WOULD BE BRIEFED

WHEN HE SEES THE PRIME MINISTER. TOLD HENDERSON THAT IN AGREED

WITH HIM N BUT THOUGHT THAT THE TIMING MIGHT BE TIGHT. IF THIS

PROVES SO, THEN HOPE THAT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO BRIEF HENDERSON IN NEW DELHI, SO THAT HE CAN BRIEF ME HAWKE BEFORE HE

SEES THE PRIME MINISTER.

MASON

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

FID/HKD

ED/FED

COPIES TO: (VIA DISTR. ROOM)

SIR PHILIP MOORE BUCKINGHAM PALACE PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

D/HD/PUSD(MR FLOWER)

RESEARCH DEPT(MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER(SIR IAN SINCLAIR)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD MR WRIGHT

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INDUSTRY

COPIES TO:

(VIA ADR)

NEWS DEPT

MR ROBERTS

MA BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR A PARSONS

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MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE MR BRENNAN

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

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