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CONFIDENTIAL

TELELETTER

FROM H.M.A. PEKING

020/393/9

16 NOVEMBER 1983

FOLLOWING FOR A DONALD FCO

COPIED TO D THOMAS, WASHINGTON

SIR E YOUDE, HONG KONG

BRIEFING THE AMERICANS ON HONG KONG

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1. YOUR TELELETTER 040/5 OF 3 NOVEMBER AND DEREK THOMAS'S OF 28 OCTOBER EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE REFERENCE TO CONCRETE HELP FROM THE AMERICANS IN MYTELELETTER OF 20 OCTOBER.

2. I WAS INDEED THINKING OF POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE WITH FUTURE TRADING AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS. THE SAME POINT IS MADE IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TELELETTER OF 3 NOVEMBER. IF WE DO IN THE END REACH A PACKAGE OF ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE CHINESE ON HONG KONG WHICH ENABLES US TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT WE SHALL HAVE TO RELY ON CONSIDERABLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS IN SECURING HONG KONG'S CONTINUING PLACE IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADE ARENA. OBVIOUSLY THE AMERICANS WILL BE IMPORTANT IN THIS. HOWEVER THE TIME WHEN WE ARE LIKELY TO BE ASKING FOR CONCRETE HELP ON THIS IS STILL SOME WAY OFF, IF INDEED

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3. IN THE MEANTIME IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP THE AMERICANS BROADLY INFORMED OF WHAT IS GOING ON. THIS WILL MAKE IT THAT MUCH EASIER TO APPROACH THEM FOR HELP

EVENTUALLY.

SIR P CRADOCK

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