TNAG-2119-FCO40-3025-Future-of-Hong-Kong-general-1990 — Page 248

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MDHIAN 8241

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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE

TELNO 2133

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INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG

OTI AIIONS

YOUR TELNO 1296: NEGOTIATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG: ACCOUNT FROM THE HONG KONG END

1. WE ARE VERY DOUBTFUL IF YOUR REVISED LINE WILL DO THE TRICK HERE, GIVEN MR DAVIES' PREVIOUS POSTINGS WE CANNOT CONCEAL THE TOPIC FOR HIS RESEARCH: TO DO SO WOULD ONLY ENCOURAGE UNHELPFUL SPECULATION AS TO THE NATURE OF HIS ASSIGNMENT. WE ALSO SEE NO NEED TO BE SECRETIVE ABOUT THIS. THE FACT THAT TONY GALSWORTHY UNDERTOOK

A SIMILAR STUDY FROM THE UK END IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE HERE.

2. ON REFLECTION, IT MIGHT AROUSE LESS INTEREST IF THE LINE PROPOSED IN MY TELNO 2110 WERE AMENDED TO BEING QUOTE MR. DAVIES HAS BEEN INVITED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PUT TOGETHER AN ACCOUNT FOR THE ARCHIVES OF THE HONG KONG DIMENSION TO THE SINO-BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS.. UNQUOTE.

3. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU ARE CONTENT WITH THIS

ALTERNATIVE.

WILSON

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