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accepted our need to be able to monitor the progress of agreed policies and because they have recognised the need for a much greater flow of relevant information in both directions.
Sir Denys Roberts expressed doubts whether there was a mechanism in Hong Kong for ensuring we did get the right information, but I told him that frequent personal contacts between the office
and senior officials in Hong Kong should help to overcome this
problem. We should also, I think, keep in mind the possibility of adding a Political Adviser to the Governor's staff with particular responsibility for the "UK dimension" just as there is a Political Adviser responsible for the "Chinese dimension". This however can be left over for discussion with the Governor.
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12. We shall next need to consider what further steps are necessary before submitting the paper to the Secretary of State. I shall prepare a submission early next week setting out some
thoughts on this.
17 June 1976
PL O'Keeffe
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept
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Mr Larmour
Mr Lipsey
Mr Bentley
Mr Crowe
OLA
Mr Hayes
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