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PRESENTED TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE WILL OF COURSE BE GREATER

AND WE SHOULD SEE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR PUBLISHING THE TWO

VOLUMES OF EVIDENCE TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT IN HONG KONG IF YOU

WANTED TO DO SO. IF YOU DID SO WE COULD OF COURSE USE THESE

DOCUMENTS TO PUT IN THE LIBRARIES OF THE HOUSES AND TO

DISTRIBUTE TO THE PRESS.

6. THE DEPARTMENT WILL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY ON DETAILED

ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCTION OF THE WHITE PAPER.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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