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suggest alternative ways of handling the Chinese, and of
ensuring that there is no suggestion of a breakdown.
4.
The Governor and Hong Kong and HM Ambassador to Peking
have been consulted throughout the preparation of the paper. The
FCO Legal Advisers have been involved in the drafting, as have
the Hong Kong Political Adviser and the Attorney-General, who
have been in London this month. Planning Staff have been kept
Departments within the FCO and Whitehall have been
informed.
consulted on a number of the Annexes as follows:
Annex I
Currency and Finance
ESID Treasury
Bank of England
Annex J
Defence and Internal Security
Ministry of Defence
Annex K
Citizenship, Nationality and Immigration
NTD
MVD
Home Office
Annex M
External Trade
ECD (E)
Department of Trade
Annex N Civil Aviation and
MAED
Shipping
Department of Trade
5.
All departments have been reminded that the subject
must be treated on a very restricted basis. Within the FCO
knowledge of the main paper is restricted to those directly
involved. In Hong Kong, the group is confined to the Governor
and Private Secretary, Chief Secretary, Commander British Forces,
Attorney-General and the Political Adviser.
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