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CONFIDENTIAL #B

機密

LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL

12.

This

source stated that despite the current crisis,

a solution could be found:

(a) HMG and the CPG had decided the territory's

future by negotiations in 1982-84, a far more

complicated

exercise than settling arrangements

for the 1995 elections.

(b) "Both sides" (sic) should be able to find a

solution now by "each side" (sic) taking a step

backwards.

(c)

The

Governor had the political skills to sell a

revised

constitutional

the community.

package (no details) to

(a)

The CPG would be prepared to help him.

(e) It was not

Festival"

necessary to wait till the "Spring

to

reconciliation.

start

the

CONFIDENTIAL

process

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of