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TO KEEP ITS PROMISE OF NOT ALLOWING HONG KONG TO BECOME A

SUBVERSIVE BASE. CHINA BELIEVED THAT THE BRITISH SIDE HAD THE

CAPACITY TO DO SO.

COMMENT.

4.

MME. HE'S TONE AND DELIVERY WERE CALM AND BUSINESSLIKE

THROUGHOUT. (HER REMARKS BEFORE AND AFTER MAKING HER FORMAL POINTS WERE FRIENDLY TO THE POINT OF CORDIALITY).

5. THE LEVEL AT WHICH THIS PROTEST WAS MADE SUGGESTS THAT, WHILE THE CHINESE DID NOT GET SATISFACTION FROM THE POLITICAL ADVISER, THEY DO NOT SEE THE MATTER AS ONE WHICH (SO FAR) HAS BECOME A

MAJOR ISSUE BETWEEN US. BUT THEY SEEM TO BE PUTTING DOWN A MARKER THAT THEY WILL BE WATCHING VERY CLOSELY THE DEMONSTRATIONS, RALLIES AND EXHIBITIONS IN APRIL AND JUNE AND THE WAY IN WHICH

HKG AND HMG RESPOND TO THOSE EVENTS.

COATES

YYYY

DISTRIBUTION

60

MAIN

57

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

.(RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH (FE)

PUSD

NEWS D

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

ADDITIONAL

3

MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS

MS

BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

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