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FM HONG KONG 26095OZ NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3610 OF 26 NOVEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

(RG).

PA (usut (de)

YOUR TELNO 2340: PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH IN HONG KONG.

کہا

Tuf 26/1

1. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH A REVISED DRAFT WITH THE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS SUGGESTED IN PARA 2 OF TUR. HOWEVER, THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE ADDITIONAL OUTWARD AND FORWARD LOOKING PASSAGES WILL CARRY CONVICTION WILL DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH OF THE UK'S COMMITMENT OF ITS OWN RESOURCES TO MAKING THE AGREEMENT WORK. IT WILL THEREFORE BE IMPORT- ANT NOT TO COMPRESS EXECSSIVELY THE PARTS OF THE DRAFT IN MY TELNO 3572 WHICH SPELL OUT THE REAFFIRM THIS COMMITMENT.

YOUDE

LIMITED

HD/HKD HD/FED MR. WILSON

COPIES TO":

SIR. P. CRADOCK MR. BURROWS

MR. FIFOOT

LEGAL ADVS.

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