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STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, DUSS, FROM GOVERNOR

YRTELNO 1789: GULF CRISIS: BURDEN SHARING

1. I OWE YOU SOME RESPONSE ON TUR, FOR THE INFORMATION IN WHICH MANY THANKS.

2. I CONSULTED EXCO INFORMALLY AT THE END OF THE MEETING ON 2 OCTOBER. BECAUSE IT WAS THE END OF A LONG MEETING (THE LANTAU BRIDGE ETC.) AND WE WERE ALREADY RUNNING LATE, THERE WAS ONLY TIME FOR A VERY BRIEF INFORMAL DISCUSSION. MEMBERS WERE CLEARLY NERVOUS ABOUT THE IDEA OF HONG KONG MAKING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION AND IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE FURORE OVER THE HONG KONG CONTRIBUTION TO THE FALKLANDS FUND.

3. I HAVE ASKED MEMBERS OF EXCO TO THINK THE MATTER OVER WITH A VIEW TO DISCUSSING IT FURTHER WHEN BOTH LYDIA DUNN AND I CAN BE PRESENT.

WILSON

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