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DESKBY 971278Z
FM PEKING 070848Z MAY 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 416 OF 7 MAY 79
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO3 24) 242, 243, 249 AND 25 TELNOS 529, 53; AND 531 TO YOU:
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WE HAVE PREPARED AN AMENDED VERSION OF THE TEXT INCORPORATING THE AMENDMENTS IN YOUR TELNO 242 AND CORRECTIONS IN YOUR TELNO 250. CORRECTIONS TO ANNEX ROUTE 2 IN PARA 3 OF TELNO 259 APPEAR TO LEAVE TEXT UNSATISFACTORY, GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT TEXT
AS IN MIFT IS CORRECT
2a WE SHALL NEED YOUR ANSWER TO HONG KONG TELNO 520 BEFORE HANDING OVER THE TEXT. IN THE EVENT WE SUSPECT THE NEED TO DEFINE ''TERRITORY'' AS IN THE AMENDED TEXT WILL NOT ARISE, SINCE THE CHINESE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE INCLUSION OF HK/PRC REGIONAL SERVICES IN A UK/PRC AGREEMENT. WE SEE YOUR DRAFT AMENDMENTS AS A STARTING POINT FROM WHICH YOU WILL BE PREPARED TO RETREAT ON THE FORMAL TREATMENT OF REGIONAL SERVICES, AND DO NOT THEREFORE MAKE TOO MUCH OF THIS POINT. IN LIGHT OF HONG KONG
IT IS THE TELNO 531 HOWEVER YOU MAY WISH TO THINK AGAIN. ANNEX HOWEVER WHICH SPELLS EVERYTHING OUT. ONE POSSIBILITY WOULD BE TO HOLD THE ANNEX BACK, FOR TABLING DURING THE TALKS, BUT TELL THE CHINESE WHAT WE ARE AFTER (ALREADY KROV TO THEM FROM DRAPER)
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