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CONFIDENTIAL

STAFF IN CONFIDENCE

FM HONG KONG

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 3504

OF 171045Z SEPTEMBER 87

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STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR YOUR TELNO 2460 : NEW AMBASSADOR IN PEKING

1. THIS ARRANGEMENT IS FINE. BUT, GIVEN THE PROPENSITY OF ALL SUCH CONFIDENTIAL PERSONNEL MOVES TO LEAK, PLUS THE INEVITABLE LOCAL SPECULATION ABOUT WHO WILL SUCCEED RICHARD EVANS, THE SHORTER THE GAP BETWEEN AGREEMENT AND TELLING EXCO, AND THE EARLIER BOTH TAKE PLACE, THE BETTER.

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