TNAG-1307-FCO40-1664-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 32

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 360 OF 27 FEBRUARY

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FUTURE HONG KONG: LETTER FROM MR WALTER SULKE TO THE PRIME MINISTER. 1. MR WALTER SULKE HAS WRITTEN TO THE PRIME MINISTER ENCLOSING A COPY OF HIS SPEECH OF 9 FEBRUARY TO THE ROTARY CLUB, HONG KONG SOUTH. THE SPEECH ARGUES, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, THAT NEGOTI- ATIONS WITH THE CHINESE SHOULD BE BROKEN OFF NOW

AND A REFERENDUM CALLED AFTER THE CHINESE UNILATERAL STATEMENT IN SEPTEMBER. (WE PRESUME THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A COPY OF THE

MR SULKE'S LETTER REPEATS THE CALL FOR A REFERENDUM.

137 TEXT).

2. MIPT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF A DRAFT REPLY FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S PRIVATE SECRETARY. WE DO NOT PROPOSE THAT HE SHOULD ANSWER AT LENGTH, BUT IT SEEMS NECESSARY THAT HE SHOULD ADDRESS THESE TWO QUESTIONS. GRATEFUL

FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 281000Z AND FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON MR SULKE, HIS SPEECH AND THE REACTION TO IT IN HONG KONG.

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