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FM FCO 131645Z NOVEMBER 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR)

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2248 OF 13 NOVEMBER

FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY

YOUR TELNO 3421: FUTURE EGRET: PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH IN

HONG KONG

1. WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO MINISTERS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A KEYNOTE SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE TO EXCO AND LEGCO, AS YOU PROPOSED.

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I THINK YOU ARE PROBABLY BEST PLACED TO IDENTIFY THE POINTS THAT WE NEED TO GET ACROSS TO HONG KONG PUBLIC OPINION, AND THE CHORDS TO STRIKE IF WE ARE TO REINFORCE CONFIDENCE. WOULD YOU BE PREPARED TO TAKE ON THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE SPEECH? IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL TO HAVE IT BY 1 DECEMBER, OR EVEN

SOONER IF POSSIBLE.

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NOSTIN

SIR PERCY

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