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1 March 1993

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CONFIDENTIAL

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Foreign & Commonwealth

Office

London SWIA 2AH

Telephone: 071-

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William Ehrman Esq Political Adviser HONG KONG

Dear William

HONG KONG:

1.

INTERNATIONALISATION

Some weeks ago, Mr Goodlad asked us to produce a note setting out our policy on internationalisation, and looking at the options should we wish to increase international pressure on the Chinese over Hong Kong.

2.

We put up the attached note which summarises the present position and looks at the options. As you will see, it reaches predictable conclusions. No policy decisions flow from this exercise. But I thought that the paper would be useful to circulate to interested posts as a summary of our thinking. Before I do so, I wanted to check that you and Nigel Cox saw no objections to it from your perspectives.

ever

PF Ricketts

HONG KONG DEPARTMENT

Jetter.

CC:

Nigel Cox Esq, PEKING

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