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Mr Galsworthy

Sint.

SECRET

FUTURE OF HONG KONG: BRIEFING OUR ALLIES

1.

KEUS:VED IRIS

14SEP 1084

NGER

I attach draft telegrams prepared by Mrs Klowak setting out our briefing plans:

(a) To Washington.

MILU AM -

(b)

To old Commonwealth posts.

(c)

To EC and NATO posts.

2. We are preparing separate telegrams for Singapore and Malaysia, Japan and international organisations. The purpose of the telegrams is to warn posts of our intentions and seek their comments on the mechanics of briefing and the likely response of governments to our request for a favourable response to the agreement.

reach'az

Jonathan Rall

JN Powell

4 September 1984

Hong Kong Department

SECRET