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OUT, IN CONNECTION WITH SHAO'S REMARKS, THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES

OF HONG KONG IT IS IMPRACTICABLE TO SUPPOSE THAT WE COULD EVER

AGREE WITH THE CHINESE EXACTLY WHAT SHOULD BE SAID ON EVERY

OCCASION TO THE PRESS: HE COULD THEN REFER TO MR LU PING'S OWN

COMMENTS AS REPORTED IN THE PRESS. HE COULD ADD THAT COMMENTS

MADE TO THE PRESS ARE NOT ALWAYS ACCURATELY REPORTED.

4.

IF THE CHINESE THEN RAISE THE SCMP ARTICLE ABOUT THE EXCO

PAPER, WE AGREE THAT BOYD SHOULD SPEAK AS SUGGESTED IN YOUR TELNO

312.

5.

WE DO NOT THINK THAT IT WOULD BE WISE TO RAISE THE MIRROR

ARTICLE WITH NCNA: THEY MIGHT WELL REPLY THAT THE REPORT IS AN

INTELLIGENT AND WELL-INFORMED JOURNALISTIC WRITE-UP RATHER THAN A

LEAK OR A BRIEFING.

HOWE

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

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MR WILSON

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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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