TNAG-1257-FCO40-1590-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 45

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香港下亞

* OUR Ref.:

* YOUR Ref.:

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SECRET

551

Mr. Num

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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

Enter / time per with the 1/2 tas / the

are at x/que received

yesevay

R D Clift Esq

Hong Kong Department

F CO

(thit). Ar

5-95428

7 November 1983

Tu ons sings libberen & cudd ext

the allition in manuscript of a (Werbal) sentene to the account 1 hot Tom said in the fire sentem.

Dear Dick,

Sig

M. Thorn's conversation with DENG Xiaoping

CAL

In Peking telno 1149 Sir P. Cradock reported that M. Thorn had promised to provide him with a copy of the relevant part of the record of this conversation, and would arrange for it to be telegraphed after he had returned to Brussels.

2.

The Governor persuaded Thorn to part with a copy of the notes of the meeting prepared by his staff as they stood. In the time available before the bag closes we have not been able to compare them with the account given in Peking telno 1149. We will however be telegraphing later today.

Your ever,

forni

(R JT McLaren) Political Adviser

Encs.

c.c.:

A C Galsworthy Esq Peking

MKK Olels

RECE VED IN REGIST

NOV 1983

SECRET

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