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AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

HONG KONG: MESSAGES TO FOREIGN MINISTERS ON THE GOVERNOR'S CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS

1.

WHEN I SAW WATANABE IN NEW YORK ON 22 SEPTEMBER (UKMIS NEW YORK TELNO 3090) WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION OF HONG KONG. I WISH NOW TO BRIEF HIM ON THE BACKGROUND TO THE GOVERNOR'S CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS AND TO BRING HIM UP-TO-DATE ON THE

AIRPORT.

2. MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF A MESSAGE FROM ME. PLEASE DELIVER THIS TO WATANABE'S OFFICE IN THE COURSE OF 6 OCTOBER, EMPHASISING ITS STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY UNTIL THE GOVERNOR MAKES HIS SPEECH ON THE AFTERNOON OF 7 OCTOBER HONG KONG (070630Z) TIME.

3. GRATEFUL IF WASHINGTON, OTTAWA AND CANBERRA COULD DELIVER THE SAME TEXT (WITH THE ALTERNATIVE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH INDICATED IN MIFT) AS A MESSAGE FROM ME TO EAGLEBURGER/SENATOR EVANS/MRS MCDOUGALL ALSO ON 6 OCTOBER.

4. THERE WILL BE NO SIGNED ORIGINAL.

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