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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1934
OF 31150OZ OCT 91
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM COX, HKD
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YOUR TELNO 3380: CBF ON EXCO
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MANY THANKS. WE SHALL SHORTLY SUBMIT TO MINISTERS AND THINK THEY WILL ACCEPT YOUR ARGUMENTS. BUT WE WANT TO CARRY MOD. IN THIS CONTEXT, WE WONDER WHETHER YOU WOULD ENVISAGE CONTINUING TO SEND ALL EXCO PAPERS TO THE CBF, PERHAPS ON THE BASIS OF ''BLIND COPIES. THIS WOULD ALLAY ANY FEARS THAT HE MIGHT NOT BE UP SPEED ON MAJOR POLITICAL OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. WE PRESUME THAT YOU WOULD ALSO INVITE THE CBF TO ATTEND EXCO WHEN SECURITY MATTERS WHICH IMPINGE ON OUR RELATIONS WITH THE CHINESE AS SET OUT IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 3 OF TUR WERE DISCUSSED. REASSURANCE ON THIS POINT MIGHT ALSO HELP WITH MOD.
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GRATEFUL ALSO TO KNOW HOW YOU WOULD PRESENT THE DECISION IN HONG KONG, EG IF ASKED WHY WE WERE BOTHERING TO MAKE THIS CHANGE NOW.
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SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MISS BROOKS, LEGAL ADVISERS
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