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4.

We have

in hand

State to the

Home

a draft letter

Secretary

the passport

from the Secretary of

pressing him

endorsement

to make a

issue,

while

concession on

is not much that can be done for the

or the ex-servicemen.

I

Ren ton about this last night after the debate,

of

letter draft

this

seen

a

very early

accepting that there

non-Chinese ethnic minorities

spoke to Mr

and he has

overnight. Although we had planned to recommend that the Secretary of State should write immediately after the Lords

Secretary, I understand that Mr Renton's

would be better to wait until after his

from Hong Kong, as he suspects (probably rightly)

tougher things will be said

We can perhaps consider this further as

debate to the Home

feeling is that it

re turn

that more and even

by

Unofficials.

soon as the Lords debate has

taken place.

to him

there

17 January 1986

Розбий álomný

A C Galsworthy

Hong Kong Department

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