TNAG-2790-FCO40-4029-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1993 — Page 94

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(C) PRIME MINISTER'S MESSAGE:

QUOTE I SEND YOU MY WARM CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD WISHES ON THE OCCASION OF ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENCE. THE GOAL TO WHICH MANY, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTRY, HAVE DEDICATED EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS, HAS NOW BEEN ACHIEVED. WE SHARE YOUR PLEASURE ON THIS MEMORABLE DAY.

THE NATURAL INTERESTS OF OUR TWO COUNTRIES LIE IN CLOSE CO-OPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP. WE SHALL DO ALL WE CAN TO DEVELOP THESE, AND SHALL WORK CLOSELY WITH YOU ON THE TASKS OF RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT. I SEND YOU BEST WISHES, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, FOR YOUR FUTURE PEACE AND PROSPERITY. UNQUOTE.

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