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171766 MDHOAN 2823

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 156

OF 16173OZ JANUARY 89

HKD 301/

Cε 7/1 ų

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

YOUR TELNOS 164 AND 173: TIMES EDITORIAL

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1. I HAVE FAXED TO YOU THE FINAL TEXT OF THE LETTER TO THE TIMES, WHICH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ASKED LORD GLENARTHUR TO SIGN. WE INCORPORATED ALL YOUR SUGGESTIONS, BUT RETAINED A FINAL SENTENCE (IN SLIGHTLY STRONGER TERMS) ON OUR CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE. WE DECIDED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO INDICATE THAT WE WERE TAKING AN INTEREST IN CHINESE PLANNING FOR POST-1997 ARRANGEMENTS

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

24

ΜΑΙΝ

24

LIMITED

HKD

PS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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