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FROM: A C GALSWORTHY, HKD

DATE: 6 SEPTEMBER 1984

& 12:14

cradék Wom

Sir P Cradock

Private Secretary

cc: PS/Mr Luce

PS/PUS

Mr Goulden, News Department

Mr Baron, Parliamentary Unit

Mr Bickford, Legal Advisers

Mr Elliott, FED

Mr

Mr

Partridge, N&TD

Walker, Research Department

FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WHITE PAPER

1.

I submit a revised draft of Part One of the White Paper, taking

A B into account comments by the Secretary of State, the PUS and

sundry others on the original draft, and a covering minute to the

Prime Minister. I recommend that the Secretary of State circulates

it to OD (K) colleagues this weekend for consideration at next week's

meeting of the sub-committee (probably 12 September).

2. Mr Luce will not be back in the office until Monday 10 September

and will not therefore be able to comment on the White Paper under

this timetable before it has been circulated to OD (K) colleagues.

If the White Paper is to be discussed at next week's meeting

however, as it must be if we

are to have it ready for printing, we

should probably not delay circulation until Monday. We will of

course put a copy in the weekend box to Mr Luce.

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