Hong Kong
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3. Lord Glenarthur emphasised that Sino-British Cooperation was going
well. Confidence in Hong Kong had to be maintained. M Barianı offered French support over Hong Kong and asked about direct elections.
Lord Glenarthur spoke on standard lines.
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4. M Barıanı said that the French approach was intended to be the most
acceptable to the most people. Its merits had already persuaded some
countries not to vote against France at the UN.
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5.
The two
The meeting was conducted at breakneck speed because the French
delegation arrived 20 minutes late, and lasted only 25 miutes.
Ministers agreed that it would be useful to keep in touch. At the start M Barianı, rather surprisingly, appeared to want to talk about the South Pacific. Lord Glenarthur (tactfully) referred to his various meetings
with M Flosse, and steered the conversation towards South East Asia.
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SEAD
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