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OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
251530Z JUN
GRS 163
SECRET
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1723
OF 251530Z JUNE 87
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING,
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YOUR TELNOS 2486-90: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: LONGER-TERM ISSUES
1. WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE SIMPLY CANNOT PRODUCE EVEN PRELIMINARY
COMMENTS ON SUCH SUBSTANTIAL AND FAR REACHING PAPERS WITHIN THE
DEADLINE WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN US. WE SHALL DO OUR BEST TO
COLLECT OUR IDEAS: BUT WE HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OF THOSE
CONCERNED HAVE OTHER COMMITMENTS TOO. WITH THE BEST WILL IN THE
WORLD WE CANNOT PRODUCE COORDINATED THOUGHTS ON THE COMPLETE
CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF HONG KONG AT THE DROP OF A HAT.
2. IF WE POSSIBLY CAN WE SHALL SEND TELEGRAMS TO REACH YOU
BEFORE THE EXCO DISCUSSION ON 30 JUNE, BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE
THAT. WE HOPE YOU CAN AGREE TO HOLD THAT DISCUSSION ON THE BASIS
THAT THE PAPERS CIRCULATED TO EXCO HAVE NOT BEEN CLEARED WITH US
EVEN AT OFFICIAL LEVEL.
HOWE
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RESEARCH DEPT.(FE)
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