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COMMENT:
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 2061
OF 261735Z NOVEMBER 91
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR, FROM RICKETTS, HKD
PEKING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY
192"
OUR TELNO 2037: HONG KONG HMOCS
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HKB 233/1
1 IN PREPARING TO TAKE THIS ISSUE TO COLLECTIVE MINISTERIAL DISCUSSION WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING WHAT OUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE TO A MINISTERIAL DIRECTIVE TO FIND A SOLUTION WHICH WAS LESS EXPENSIVE FOR HMG.
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WE DO NOT SUGGEST THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RAISED WITH THE TREASURY TEAM WHEN THEY COME OUT TO HONG KONG NEXT MONTH. BUT WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS IN DUE COURSE ON HOW A REDUCED PACKAGE ON THE FOLLOWING LINES WOULD BE RECEIVED IN HONG KONG (IN THE HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION THAT, AFTER EXHAUSTIVE MINISTERIAL DISCUSSION, IT WAS THE ONLY DEAL ON OFFER):
A COMPENSATION PACKAGE AS ENVISAGED AT PRESENT.
ON THE QUESTION OF A STERLING SAFEGUARD, A REAFFIRMATION OF THE CARR ROBERTSON ASSURANCE AND AN UNDERTAKING TO KEEP THIS ISSUE UNDER REVIEW IN THE YEARS UP TO 1997.
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