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The longer we can avoid confirming the meeting the better. Miss Drysdale thought that she could probably hold the line with

Lord Ennals for a week or so. With luck we should be then have got a little bit further down the line with the Chinese over the Hong Kong talks. Meanwhile you could warn the Chinese Embassy about the Duke of Gloucester's visit to Dharamsala.

4. We shall need to seek the Secretary of State's agreement to the presence of a prelate at his meeting with the Dalai Lama. We shall also then need to find a suitable prelate to fulfil

the role.

Hugh L1 Davies

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