DSR 11 Revised Sept 85)
DRAFT: minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note
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Dame Jill Knight MP
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I am sorry that the call you had planned to make on John
Major did not materialise, all the more so because I
understand that your proposed meeting with Geoffrey Howe
in July was frustrated under similar circumstances.
You asked about publishing John Major's letter to you of
18 September in the "Hong Kong Monitor" and a couple of
newspapers in Taiwan. After careful reflection I have
concluded that I would rather that it were not. The
letter was not intended for publication. It was for your
eyes and those of close colleagues whom you could trust.
It is not a comprehensive statement of the Government's
policy on Hong Kong, but rather a response to specific
points raised in your letter. It includes details of a
confidential meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister.
For these reasons I hope that you will understand that it
would be right to keep the letter out of the public
domain.
I look forward to seeing you and your colleagues in due
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