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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, WELLINGTON, PEKING, SINGAPORE WASHINGTON INFO ROUTINE TOKYO, ACTOR
YOUR TELNO 675 TO TOKYO: LEE KUAN YEW'S VIEWS ON HONG KONG AND
CHINA
SUMMARY
1. DFAT BRIEFED IN CONFIDENCE. HAD NOTED LEE'S COMMENTS AND BRIEFED SENATOR EVANS. DFAT GRATEFUL FOR INDICATION OF OUR
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2. SENATOR EVANS IS SUPPORTIVE OVER THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS. THERE WILL BE NO DISPOSITION IN GOVERNMENT CIRCLES TO GIVE CREDENCE TO LEE KUAN YEW'S THEORY. HOWEVER, WE HAVE GIVEN DFAT A THOROUGH BRIEFING ON LEE'S 14 DECEMBER COMMENTS, EXPLAINING OUR ANALYSIS OF HIS POSSIBLE MOTIVES AND THE CORRECTIVE LOBBYING ACTION POSTS ARE UNDERTAKING. TWEDDELL CHEAD OF HONG KONG AND MACAU SECTION) WAS GRATEFUL TO BE KEPT UP-TO-DATE. HE SAID THAT SENATOR EVANS HAD ALREADY BEEN BRIEFED: DFAT WOULD KEEP THE MINISTER INFORMED.
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