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Government in advance of any proposal for the exercise of the authority to conduct negotiations delegated to you by paragraph 2 of that despatch and to keep the United Kingdom Government informed of the progress of any such negotiations. The United Kingdom Government will

inform

you if it should appear that your actions or proposals in

this field conflict with, or are likely to I e ad to

international commitments,

Kingdom

conflict

with,

the

responsibilities

policies or

Government.

of

United the

In that event it will of course be

necessary for Hong Kong to abide by the decision of the United Kingdom Government.

5. The United Kingdom Government retain, of course, the

right to amend or revoke the entrustment delegated to you

in that despatch.

I have the honour to be,

GOVERNOR

Sir Edward Youde, GOMG, MBE

ETC ETC ETC

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