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20 May 1992

BY FAX

Sir R McClaren KCMG

Peking

Dear

Робой

PAPER

FØR

MR PATTEN

CONFIDENTIAL

Sent

Foreign & Commonwealth

Office

162

London SW1A 2AH

Telephone: 071-

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1. Your telegram number 691 leads me to throw my hands up in despair. I sent the Governor a letter, copied to you, on 15 May enclosing the paper. I certainly intended that this should come by fax to you. I am sorry that this seems to have been overlooked by the communicators.

2.

We have already sent you another copy of the first draft. But, in order to meet Mr Patten's deadline, I have now produced a further version incorporating comments from the Governor and Tony Galsworthy. This I attach. It would be very helpful to have any comments on this version in the course of 21 May, so that I can reflect them before the paper reaches Mr Patten.

Че

لله

Peter.

PF Ricketts

Hong Kong Department

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