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From: JD Edgerton

Commonwealth Coordination Dept Date: 13 November 1989

Mr Stone HKD

COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (CPA): 39TH PARLIAMENTARY SEMINAR AND VISIT: LONDON, SPRING 1990

Thank you for the arguments set out in your minute of 9 November, which reached me on 10 November. However, I think

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I was able to contribute to ensuring that Hong Kong's places on both the Seminar and Visit were retained.

2. In the absence of instructions to the contrary, I spoke in support of Hong Kong's application in my general summary of FCO views on the selections. There were no dissenting voices when it came to specific selections.

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I attach a copy of the record of the Parliamentary Seminar and Visit Sub-Committee which was held on Thursday, November.

HKB 02G /15

JD Edgerton

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