TNAG-1313-FCO40-1688-Future-of-Hong-Kong-views-and-involvement-of-Australia--Cana-1984 — Page 144

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 426 OF 20 SEPTEMBER

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INFO IMMEDIATE FCO (FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY TO SIR E YOUDE)

FOR DAVIES FROM MCLAREN

FUTURE OF HONG KONG: ADMINISTRATION

1. I SUGGESTED IN PEKING TELNO 391 THAT IT MIGHT BE USEFUL FOR ME TO BRIEF THE MORE IMPORTANT CONSULS-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT WHEN I RETURN TO HONG KONG WITH THE GOVERNOR AFTER THE INTIALLING. IF THIS SUGGESTION FOUND FAVOUR IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF RICHARD MARGOLIS COULD SET UP SOME APPOINTMENTS WHEN THE DATE OF INITIALLING HAS BEN ANNOUNCED (BUT OF COURSE NOT BEFORE). SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, 1 THINK I SHOULD SEE FIRST THE US COUSUL-GENERAL BY HIMSELF, THEN THE AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN AND NEW ZEALANDER TOGETHER, THE JAPANESE SEPERATELY, AND THE COMMUNITY CONSUL-GENERALS AS A GROUP. OTHERS COULD BE TAKEN IN SLOWER TIME, AND NOT NECESSARILY BY ME.

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IT IS ALSO FOR CONSIDERATION WHETHER I SHOULD GO OVER TO MACAU TO BRIEF THE GOVERNOR. UNELSS SOME ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO GIVE ALMEIDA E COSTA AN ACCOUNT OF THE AGREEMENT, (EG A VISIT BY HIM TO HONG KONG TO CALL ON THE GOVERNOR)

I WOULD SEE MERIT IN DOING THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY.

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