TNAG-1883-FCO40-2674-Visits-by-Lord-Glenarthur--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and-1989 — Page 101

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1989

MAGGIE NELSON

(RTHK): COULD I JUST GO BACK TO BRITAIN'S OFFER TO ACCEPT ANOTHER THOUSAND IP OTHER COUNTRIES TAKE WHY WOULD YOU NOT SAY HOW MANY MORE OTHER COUNTRIES WILL HAVE

CONDITIONAL

MORE.

TO TAKE?

LORD GLENARTHUR: BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE REACTION IS, WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE DEEPER REACTION IS TO THE INITIAL RESPONSES WHICH WE HAVE SO FAR RECEIVED AND UNTIL WE GET THAT I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO SAY.

MAGGIE NELSON: BUT IF YOU DON'T SAY, HOW DO PEOPLE THEN KNOW THAT YOU CARRIED OUT WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO?

LORD GLENARTHUR : WELL, YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND

SEE, WON'T

YOU.

AGNES LAM: WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE RESULT?

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LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL I HOPE THAT IT WON'T BE TOO LONG. I CAN'T SAY PRECISELY WHEN BUT IT IS SOMETHING WHICH WE REGARD AS EXCEEDINGLY IMPORTANT. THAT IS WHY THE CAMPAIGN IS BEING TAKEN FORWARD IN THE VIGOROUS WAY THAT IT IS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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