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TO DESKBY 270800Z FCO
TELNO 2566
OF 270715Z OCTOBER 92
INFO DESKBY 27083OZ PEKING
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
FOR HUM, AUSS, AND RICKETTS, HKD.
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FROM GOVERNOR.
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MDHIAN 4962
UKREP JLG HONG KONG FOR GALSWORTHY.
MY TELNOS 2564 AND 2565 AND YOUR TELNO 1532: ELECTION COMMITTEE.
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WE HAVE AMENDED THE COMMENTARY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S ADDITION (PARA 2 OF YOUR TUR). WE HAVE ALSO REVERSED PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5 OF THE COMMENTARY: THIS PUTS EVENTS IN THEIR PROPER SEQUENCE. LASTLY, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSLATION OF THE RADIO 1 REPORT WAS INCORRECT WHEN IT DESCRIBED LU PING AS STUDYING THE COMPOSITION/COMPOSITION OF THE ELECTION COMMITTEE. IN FACT LU WAS SPEAKING OF STUDYING THE QUESTION/QUESTION OF THE ELECTION COMMITTEE. THAT WEAKENS THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF EVIDENCE AND WE HAVE THEREFORE DECIDED TO OMIT THIS PARAGRAPH OF THE COMMENTARY. THE POINT WILL BE MADE IN BACKGROUND BRIEFING INSTEAD.
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WE AGREE (PEKING TELNO 147) THAT ASSUMING THAT THE PRIME MINISTER IS CONTENT FOR US TO PROCEED IT WOULD BE IMPRACTICABLE TO INFORM THE CHINESE OF OUR INTENTIONS AND RELEASE THE COMMENTARY AND DOCUMENTS TODAY. I SUGGEST WE SHOULD NOW PLAN ON THE AMBASSADOR INFORMING THE CHINESE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE ON 28 OCTOBER. IF THEY DO NOT OBJECT, WE WOULD RELEASE AT LUNCHTIME OR IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON (BEFORE THE LEGCO MEETING BEGINS AT 2.30 PM).
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