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be advantage in the Secretary of State seeing Lord Shawcross

before the latter's forthcoming dinner with the Chinese

Ambassador.

Lord Shawcross has recently taken a more helpful line on Hong Kong and there are some general points which he

might usefully be asked to try to get across to the Chinese

Ambassador.

5.

I therefore recommend that our reply should not take up

the request for a briefing on Privy Council terms. Without referring to this in terms, I think the most we should do would

be to express readiness to have a general discussion. shall of course provide a brief.

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