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PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR

PEKING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR

LOCAL REACTION TO SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: 2-4 JULY

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OF MEDIA AND

OTHER LOCAL REACTIONS TO THE VISIT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. THIS

IS CONTAINED IN MIFT. IT PRESENTS THE PICTURE WARTS AND ALL. ALTHOUGH

IT WILL NOT MAKE PARTICULARLY CHEERFUL READING, I THINK IT IS RIGHT

TO GIVE YOU AN UNVARNISHED VERSION WHICH DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO GLOSS

OVER ANY OF THE REACTIONS REACHING US.

WILSON

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