GR 5
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FM HONG KONG 081026 Z FEB 79
TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.232 OF 8 FEBRUARY,
INFO PRIORITY PEKING.
19
YUR TELNO.122: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES.
Heck okoli
PA
No
Jalz
Sea
24
66
227
1. 1 AGREE WITH THE SUGGESTED WORDING OF YOUR SAVING CLAUSE. PRESENTATIONALLY, HOWEVER, I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO USE THE SIMPLE SUBHEADING SAVING RATHER THAN EMPHASISE THE DATE 1898. 1 ASSUME THIS ALTERATION WILL NOT CAUSE YOU ANY
DIFFICULTY.
2. SUBJECT TO CRADOCK'S VIEWS I TAKE IT WE ARE NOW AGREED ON
A DRAFT ORDER OF WHICH THE OPERATIVE PARTS ARE IN YOUR TELNOS.116
AND 122.
HACLEHOSE
FILES
HK & GD
FED
MR.MURRAY
MR. RUSHFORD (LEGAL ADVISER)
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