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CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:

Soveting State

1 MAY 1992

PF Ricketts

Hong Kong Department

30 April 1992

DATE:

CC:

PS

PS/Mr Patten

PS/PUS

зок

Mr Berman, Legal Adviser

Sir J Coles

Mr Burns

Mr Muir

Mr Kerby, ODA

Mr Fish, ODA

Mr Davies, FED

Miss Brooks, Legal Advisers

Mr Wye, RAD

News Department

RMD

Private Secretary

HONG KONG: HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS CIVIL SERVICE: PENSIONS

1.

Further to your minute below, I submit a revised draft

letter to the Chief Secretary, including a reference to

judicial review in connection with our compensation proposals (paragraph 3) and underlining the reference to this in connection with sterling safeguards (now

paragraph 4).

I have added to paragraph 1 the point that the Secretary of State and Mr Patten believe that this sterling safeguard

is essential (para 3 of your minute).

2.

Lchelt

PF Ricketts

NC2ACW/1

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