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INCLUSION OF TONY GALSWORTHY AND OTHERS FROM HONG KONG WOULD TEND TO DO JUST THAT. HE IS ALSO CONSCIOUS OF THE DIFFICULTIES FOR GALSWORTHY OF BEING IN THE MEETING BUT THEN HAVING TO AVOID ANY SEPARATE MEETING WITH PEKING'S EXPERTS ON HONG KONG: HE FEELS SUCH A MEETING WOULD RISK SPILLING TOO MANY OF THE BEANS TOO FAR AHEAD.
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AS YOU WILL SEE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MAIN CONCERN IS TO PROTECT YOU, IN THE SENSE THAT HE IS SURE THE CHINESE SHOULD NOT BE BRIEFED IN A DEGREE OF DETAIL WHICH WOULD ENABLE THEM TO LEAK AND UNDERMINE YOUR PROPOSALS IN ADVANCE OF THE LEGCO SPEECH. INSTEAD THE FULL TEXT OF THE RELEVANT PART OF YOUR ADDRESS MIGHT BE GIVEN TO THE CHINESE BY SIR R MCLAREN JUST 24 HOURS BEFORE YOU DELIVER IT, UNDER STRICT EMBARGO. IT IS ALSO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S STRONG PREFERENCE TO MEET HIS FOREIGN MINISTER COLLEAGUES IN A VERY RESTRICTED GROUPING: IN HIS EXPERIENCE THIS MAKES FOR FREER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION.
7. I THOUGHT IT BEST TO TELL YOU PERSONALLY OF THIS. I KNOW IT WAS EARLIER YOUR WISH THAT MICHAEL SZE AND TONY GALSWORTHY SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE NEW YORK MEETING.
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