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2 December 1993

BY FAX

CONFIDENTIAL

Martin Dinham Esq

Personal Adviser to the Governor

Government House

HONG KONG

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Foreign & Commonwealth

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Dear Martin,

SECRETARY OF STATE'S ORAL STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE: 6 DECEMBER

1. Many thanks for your letter of 1 December.

2. As you say, your revised draft was really too long for Parliamentary use here. I have tried to get in as much of the substance as possible while keeping it to the length we are told the Secretary of State likes. I enclose the results. Grateful for any further comments by 1100Z on 3 December: will then be showing it to the Secretary of State over the weekend and can of course update it in the light of any Chinese statements up to lunch-time on Monday.

You ever

PF Ricketts

Hong Kong Department

cc: Nigel Cox, Peking

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