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CHINESE GOODS WHERE POLITICS WERE OVERSHADOWED BY RECESSION AND UNEMPLOYMENT. THAT WAS WHY CHINA WANTED BRITISH INVESTMENT AND A BETTER TRADING RELATIONSHIP. BUT THEY HAD NOT THOUGH THINGS THROUGH CLEARLY.
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BULL 5. MURRAY SAID HE WOULD CERTAINLY DRAW ON A BRIEF PAPER POINTS - THAT BUSINESSMEN LIKE HIM COULD KEEP IN THEIR POCKETS. HE THOUGH THERE WERE HUNDREDS IN HONG KONG WHO WOULD SPEAK TO SUCH A BRIEF.
6. THE SAME ARGUMENTS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED WITH HONGKONG BANK AND OTHERS, AND GO DOWN WELL.
7. THE MINISTER ASKED FOR A DRAFT TO BE PRODUCED FOR COMMENT BY HMA PEKING AND CLEARANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR. WE CAN THEN DISTRIBUTE TO TRUSTED CONTACTS AFTER DISCUSSION AND EXPLANATION.
DAY
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
24
HKD
FED
ERD
ADDITIONAL
4
DISTRIBUTION
28
JOINT DIRECTORATE MR HUM
DTI//PS/MIN FOR TRADE
DTI//0T2
DTI//OT2/2/D DTI//HD/PEP
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