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TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
TELNO 19
OF 17153OZ JANUARY 91
PERSONAL FOR PETER HEAP FROM PAUL, HKD
YOUR TELNO 12: PADS AND OTHER ISSUES
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1. THANK YOU FOR THIS REMINDER THAT WE NEED TO STEP UP OUR EFFORTS TO KEEP YOU BETTER INFORMED ABOUT KEY DEVELOPMENTS. I AM SORRY THAT, DESPITE OUR SINCERE ATTEMPTS TO KEEP UP TO THE MARK, WE HAVE SLIPPED BACK IN RECENT WEEKS.
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ON PADS, I AM COPYING TO YOU A TELEGRAM WHICH WE ARE SENDING TO TOKYO (FOR MR LILLEY) BRINGING HIM UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. SEPARATELY, I HAVE SENT A TELEGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR ASKING HIM TO LET YOU SEE COPIES OF ALL THE RECENT EXCHANGES. THAT SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOU ARE FULLY ABREAST OF THE SITUATION BEFORE MR LILLEY'S ARRIVAL.
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I HAVE ALSO CONSIDERED CAREFULLY WHETHER THERE ARE ANY OTHER SUBJECTS ABOUT WHICH YOU HAVE NOT BEEN KEPT FULLY INFORMED. THERE MAY BE ONE - NAMELY HENRY KESWICK'S CONTINUING CAMPAIGN AGAINST WHAT HE REGARDS AS EXCESSIVE REGULATION BY THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES: AND HIS THREAT TO DELIST FROM THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE UNLESS HE IS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES.
AS IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS MAY
ARISE DURING MR LILLEY'S VISIT, I AM SENDING YOU A SEPARATE TELEGRAM SETTING OUT THE RELEVANT BACKGROUND. I AM ALSO FAXING TO YOU AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ON THE SUBJECT WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH MR KESWICK.
4. I HOPE YOU FIND THIS MATERIAL HELPFUL. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUR INTERESTS AND CONCERNS IN MIND. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, DO NOT HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU REQUIRE FURTHER INFORMATION. I WILL DO MY BEST TO PROVIDE IT.
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