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DD 140100Z HONG KONG
GRS 75
SECRET
SECRET
HICK
RECE
19832
Gu/3
14PCS 1784
DESKBY 14010OZ FEBRUARY 84
FM FCO 131730Z FEBRUARY 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 268 OF 13 FEBRUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING $3
SI
YOUR TELNO 363, 364 AND 372:
N
Rst
KEB
FUTURE OF HONG KONG:
WORKING PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
1.
WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE POINTS IN SECOND TUR, ALTHOUGH WE
AGREE THAT THE DEFENSIVE POINT NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO RECEIVING THE DRAFT BRIEF REFERRED TO IN THIRD TUR.
HOWE
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see 58
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
1
LIMITED
*
ED/HKD
ED/FED
ED/PLANNING STAFF
ED/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD (HR FLOWER)
RES.B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
MR DONALD
HAIR WRIGHT
SIR C TICKELL
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS
MR BURROWS
NEWS D
LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK RM K195
BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
1
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