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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 31 JAN 1984

PW OFFICER

CONFIDENTIAL

TELELETTER

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R JT MCLAREN, PLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG

FROM:-

FILE REF:-

SCR 13/4841/59

DATED:-

10 JANUARY 1984

FOLLOWING FOR:-

CO HUM ESQ,(HKD,

FCO

COPIED TO:-

P A B THOMPSON ESQ, FEFCO

A C GALSWORTHY ESQ, PEKING.

PORTUGUESE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA ON MACAO

1. PETER THOMSON'S LETTER OF 30 NOVEMBER TO TONY GALSWORTHY COVERED A COPY OF A NOTE PUT TOGETHER BY RESEARCH DEPARTMENT ON

THIS SUBJECT. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU WOULD SEE

ANY OBJECTION TO OUR MAKING THIS AVAILABLE TO EXCO. IN AN EDITED

FORM (WITHER REFERENCES TO TELEGRAMS AND OTHER FCO CORRESPONDENCE

REMOVED). THE QUESTION IS ONE IN WHICH A NUMBER OF UNOFFICIALS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR ROGER LOBO WHO FIRST DREW OUR ATTENTION TO COIMBRA MARTINS 'MEMOIRS.

WE WOULD NOT WANT TO DIVERT EXCO'S ATTENTION FROM MORE IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND WOULD THEREFORE CHOSE CAREFULLY, THE RIGHT TIME

TO GIVE THEM A PAPER ON THE SUBJECT. BUT WE MIGHT EARN A BROWNIE

POINT OR TWO BY DOING SO.

SIGNED RJ T MCLAREN

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