327/16
Ł+ 165/1
00 FCO
OO LONG KONG
GRS 160
ADVANCE
10 / HKD
today IMMEDIATE
Sox 18
NO DISTRIBUTION
SECRET
DEDIP
FROM PEKING 101200Z JUL 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1359 OF 10 JUL
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
HKK
100/3
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
11 JUL 1984
DESK CAFISKA
REGISTRY
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FOLLOWING STRICTLY FOR CLIFT HONG KONG DEPT. FROM GOVERNOR YOUR TELNO 1257
1. 1 AM AFRAID I WAS DISTURBED RATHER THAN REASSURED TO SEE
THE DISTRIBUTION GIVEN TO MY TELNO 1872. I HAD UNDERSTOOD 13 THAT ALL MY FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS WOULD BE SEEN ONLY BY A
VERY SMALL GROUP OF NAMED OFFICIALS (IN HONG KONG THIS EXCHANGE
OF TELGRAMS IS DISTRIBUTED ONLY TO THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY
AND MY PRIVATE SECRETARY).
2. I AM CONTENT THAT THE F.S. SHOULD SEND YOU GENERAL COMMENT
ON HOW THE SYSTEM IS WORKING. (AS IN PARA 3 LOF MY TELNO 1872).
BUT I REGRET THAT I AM NOT PREPARED THAT HE SHOULD SEND DETAILS
OF THE EXTENT OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION. IN ANY CASE, SUBJECT TO THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S VIEWS, THIS COULD GIVE ONLY A PARTIAL PICTURE SINCE IT WOULD NOT TAKE ACCOUNT OF HONG KONG BANK INTERVENTION (AND WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO RELEASE
INFORMATION ON THAT) NOR OF OTHER MEASURES TAKEN BY THE FINANCIAL
SECRETARY 5.G. TO AFFECT INTEREST RATEDS.
3.
I THINK YOU WILL, IN ANY CASE, FIND THAT OUR COMMENTS ON THE OVERALL WORKING OF THE SCHEME WILL MEET MINISTERS NEEDS.
EVANS
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Reply sent
M. Hoare
Thig so not v. helpful.
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I think he is mixing up
I Mink Mr. Galsworking
and
different
sorts of finqucial dels. Pl conside
talk to Sir I Bremridge
about this. Pl. arrange a note for him
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