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Hong Kong: Ricketts letter to Coles (“Future of Hong Kong: Possible Visit by EXCO”) [“the odds probably are that the Unofficials themselves will press very hard for a visit and for reassurances on HMG’s position”] [declassified 2013]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1059 f213
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 6pp
Themes: Commonwealth (general), Foreign policy (Asia), British policy towards Hong Kong