TNAG-2321-FCO40-3365-Human-rights-in-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 289

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CONFIDENTIAL

Mr Bunten

010263

MDLOAN 9961

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 2034

OF 20183OZ NOVEMBER 91

HKC 241/2

PERSONAL FOR PSYGH FROM RICKETTS, HKD

YOUR TELNO 3587: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

(241/2

TOP COPY Q DIST?

pa.

1. THE GOVERNOR IS (AS USUAL) RIGHT. THE EXPERTS HERE CONFIRM THAT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S RULES ARE THAT THE LOCAL SECTION

DOES NOT COMMENT PUBLICLY ON THE LOCAL SCENE. SO MS KILPATRICK

DID OVERSTEP THE MARK.

2. CONSISTENT WITH THE GOVERNOR'S WISH NOT TO MAKE A FUSS ABOUT THIS, WE WOULD PROPOSE THAT OUR UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT HERE, WHO DEAL ALL THE TIME WITH AMNESTY, SHOULD FIND THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THE MATTER IN A REASONABLY LOW KEY WAY WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF AMNESTY'S INTERNATIONAL SECTION HERE IN LONDON, MR IAN MARTIN. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE HAVE DONE So.

HURD

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MAIN

36

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

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DISTRIBUTION

36

PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD

MR BURNS

MR SLATER

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