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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret.

DRAFT

To:-

Secret.

Confidential,

Type 1 +

From

Telephone No. & Ext.

Restricted. Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

.In Confidence

Department

an acknowledgment that in relation to

para 4 special arrangements for the

Conduel

of

relations may

te

required where

Hong Kong is formally represented by

H.M.G. e.g

in certam international

Organisations. The Governor ashed for this amendment because he felt continuing Concern about the lack of precise definition

in the meaning of the

in para 4.

LA

as appropriate

words

In com

recollection of the

September,

nicheate

earlier discussions with Jordan

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These

words

were inserted

that there

world be situation's where

Hong Kong could

responsibility

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in it's own hame

not "exerwie

or speak for itself

And

e.q. in certain

West Saw

advantage

in the

more

preuse meanm

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international organisation's

introduced by the far proposed amendment's, particularly since it carries the

implication that other arrangement's may

need to be agreed Circumstances

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in there" special

so

leaving the field clear

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