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J S Day Esq DS5(b)
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Date
7 April 1981
RECORDS REVIEW
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OF HONG KONG
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MESTRY
RECITAL IN USAIRY HO. 51
2 2 APR 1981
STATUS OF WATERS IN THE VICINITY
PEGISTRY
INDEX
MAN 23/4
1. Thank you for referring File No M456/25/54 to us for clearance prior to its transfer to the Public Record Office.
2.
I regret that I am not able to agree now to the release of these papers in 7 years time. I suggest that they be referred back to this office in 1987.
P J Williamson
Hong Kong & General Department
CONFIDENTIAL COVERING SECRET
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Mr Clift
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MOD
haie
clear
the
asked us to
attached file for
public examination in 1988.
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the contents
summary of immediately inside the front
cover,
2. There
are papers
the
file dealing with the 1898 Convention & Savingram No 188
1RD 226/51/01 (referenced) is
of interest
states that
in that it
LIMC
does not
recognise the Square Boundary as adequate for jurisdictional purposes. As the Boundary
to
is part of the 1898 Convention. it might be unwise release this file and thereby cast doubt
the Convention
if the problem of the lease has
not been resolved. On the other hand, if there had
there had been some
agreement by then, the file
would be
3.
harmless.
I suggest that
ure
should
give provisional agreement release the file but
to
but only o the previse that the fi it
is
referred to
1986 of 1987, Letter Airante to
again in
draft
us
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a
Mr Day in DS56.
MA Searle
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