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COMMENT

11. WU'S STATEMENT, AS REPORTED IN PEOPLE'S DAILY, CONTAINS NOTHING NEW AND, IN OUR JUDGEMENT, NOTHING OBJECTIONABLE. PEOPLE'S DAILY DID NOT PUBLISH THE FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH, ALTHOUGH THE MFA TOLD US THAT THE OMISSIONS WERE MINOR. WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO PROVIDE US WITH THE FULL TEXT IN DUE COURSE.

EVANS

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ́ST.

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