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027531 MDHIAN 3122
TO TO IMMEDIATE FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
FM RIYADH
TELNO 403
OF 092127Z FEBRUARY 91
CORRECTED DISTRIBUTION
1
1009OOZ
Pa
HKB ORO 13.
FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY
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YOUR TELNOS 119-121 TO CAIRO: GULF BURDENSHARING: CONTRIBUTION BY HONG KONG
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE DOUBTS THAT WE NEED ASK THE PRIME MINISTER TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE GOVERRNOR OF HONG KONG. IF THE PRIME MINISTER WERE TO SEND A MESSAGE TO ANYONE IT MIGHT BE TO LEGCO AS A WHOLE, IF THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE USEFUL, (BUT SEE ALSO BELOW).
2.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS HAPPY FOR A MESSAGE TO GO FROM HIM TO THE GOVERNOR. THE TEXT IN FCO TELNO 121 TO CAIRO IS FINE, WITH THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH AMENDED TO READ: ''THIS DONATION IF VERY MUCH APPRECIATED HERE AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL PASS ON THE GRATITUDE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, DEFENCE SECRETARY AND MYSELF.
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PLEASE ADVANCE TO RESIDENT CLEARK AND PS.
MUNRO
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
203
.GULF BURDENSHARING
LIMITED
NPDD [-]
ADDITIONAL
33
DISTRIBUTION
236
HKD
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
.GULF BURDENSHARING
1
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