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CONFIDENTIAL

3 September 1991

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Foreign & Commonwealth

Office

Sir David Wilson, GCMG

HONG KONG

Fear Governor,

1739

London SWLA MAH

Telephone: 071-

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AIRPORT NEGOTIATIONS

Thank you for your despatch of 29 July, which we found an authoritative and readable account of the wearisome negotiations which led up to the Memorandum of Understanding, their background and significance. It is too early for a definitive account

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but your contribution to the historical record was also very timely for our briefing of the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for their present visit to Peking.

Ministers and officials involved in the subject have seen the despatch, therefore.

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Yours ever, Nigel.

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N J Cox

Hong Kong Department

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