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6. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THE CASE COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTED

TO THE CHINESE IN THIS LIGHT: AND IF SO HOW AND WHAT THE

REPERCUSSIONS OF CONTROVERY ON THIS ISSUE WOULD BE IN WESTMINSTER. GIVEN THE INTEPEST NOW DEVELOPING HERE IN THE ISSUE IT

COULD SURFACE AT ANY TIME.

7. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND PEKING'S VIEWS.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

SIR J FREELAND MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY PUSD

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS

NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT

MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS ASSESSMENTS STAFF

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

CABINET OFFIC

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

JHIS TELEGRAM

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