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PS/Lord Caithness

Private Secretary

From: A R Paul

Hong Kong Department

Date: 12 February 1991

CC:

Mr McLaren

Mr Burns

Mr Smith, Emergency Unit

BURDEN SHARING: HONG KONG

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Problem

1. The Secretary of State has asked whether a Prime Ministerial message to LegCo thanking them for Hong Kong's contribution towards HMG's Gulf costs would be helpful.

Recommendation

2.

I recommend that the Prime Minister should send such a

message. I submit a draft message and a Private Secretary

letter to No 10. The Governor of Hong Kong agrees. Emergency Unit have been consulted on the text of the

message.

A

B

Background

3.

We know from Sir Charles Powell's letter of 10 February

that the Prime Minister would have been willing to send a

message of thanks to the Governor. The Secretary of State had already sent a message to the Governor on his own behalf

and on behalf of the Prime Minister.

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