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YRTELNO 186: FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

1. BY A QUIRK OF FATE. THE SUDDEN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FAC HAS NOT BEEN DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE HONG KONG MEDIA FAILED TO PICK UP THE NEWS OVERNIGHT. FORTUNATELY ALSO. ON THE BASIS OF WHAT ROBIN MCLAREN HAD SAID WHEN HERE. I HAD ALERTED MY MOST SENIOR OFFICIALS TO THE FACT THAT THE FAC MIGHT WANT TO DO WORK ON HONG KONG. THE UNUSUAL SLOWNESS OF THE LOCAL MEDIA HAS GIVEN US TIME TODAY TO WORK OUT WHAT OUR IMMEDIATE REACTION SHOULD BE.

2. INEVITABLY. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. WE SHALL NEED TO BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU FOR GUIDANCE ON A NUMBER OF DETAILED MATTERS INVOLVING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMITTEE.

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