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AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT YOU SEE NO NEED FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO BE DISCUSSED AS EARLY AS 9 DECEMBER. WE WOULD THEN EXPLAIN TO

THE CCC WHY WE SAW A NEED TO CONSULT THE CHINESE, ON THE GROUNDS THAT IF WE AND THE CHINESE ARE BOTH CONTENT WITH THEIR PROPOSAL IT STANDS A BETTER CHANCE OF SUCCESS.

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

32

ΜΑΙΝ

29

HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

ECD (E)

RESEARCH (FE)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

ADDITIONAL

3

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR KENT, HMC AND E

N N N N

MR HAWES, HMC AND E

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