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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY

YOUR TELNO 560 ROBERT ADLEY

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WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE INFORMATION IN TUR. MIFT CONTAINS

TEXT OF PROPOSED REPLY FROM SECRETARY OF STATE TO MR ADLEY. THE

REFERENCE IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH IS TO THE JILL HARTLEY INTERVIEW.

THAT IN THE PENULTIMATE PARAGRAPH IS TO A LETTER TO ROBERT ADLEY

FROM ELSIE ELLIOT IN WHICH SHE SUGGESTS THAT THE ULTERIOR MOTIVE

OF THOSE SUPPORTING THE INDIANS IS TO STIR UP TROUBLE WITH CHINA.

GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 241000Z.

2. COLVYN HAYE HAS CONFIRMED THAT HKGO WERE AT NO STAGE IN

TOUCH WITH THE PRESS ABOUT ADLEY'S VISIT. BRITISH AIRWAYS HERE

THINK THAT THEIR HONG KONG OFFICE MAY WELL HAVE PUBLICIZED THE

VISIT.

3. I NOTE THAT YOU SAY THAT ANN QUON WAS NOT BRIEFED BY ANYONE

QUOTE INVOLVED WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS UNQUOTE. I TAKE IT THAT AS

FAR AS YOU KNOW SHE WAS NOT BRIEFED BY ANY OTHER HONG KONG

OFFICIAL EITHER.

I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE TO ASK THE SCMP HOW THEY

HEARD OF ADLEY'S VISIT.

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I AGREE WITH THE TERMS PROPOSED FOR YOUR REPLY TO MR ADLEY.

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