TNAG-1793-FCO40-2553-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation--including-Opera-1988 — Page 189

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WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEND US, DESKBY 14090OZ IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, THE DRAFT TEXT OF YOUR PROPOSED STATEMENT TO LEGCO ON 15 JUNE AND ANY DEFENSIVE BRIEFING YOU MAY HAVE PREPARED.

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