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CONFIDENTIAL

ZCZC

CONFIDENTIAL

IMMEDIATE

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE TOKYO

TELNO

OF 051123Z OCT 92

AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING, UKREP JLG KONG KONG

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

CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS

HKD

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.

1 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.

1. 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

TOKYO5.10

HKD

P RICKETTS

5/10

1220.

Evans/Mrs

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