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DEAN OFFICER
FM HONG KONG 140315Z JUL 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1939 OF 14 JULY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 1293 FUTURE OF HONG KONG
: GREEN PAPER.
I HAVE AMENDED PARAGRAPHS 18 AND 27 AS PROPOSED AT (A) AND (D)
OF TUR.
2. AS REGARDS (B) OF TUR, THE LAST THREE SENTENCES OF PARAGRAPH 23 SAY NO MORE THAN PARAGRAPHS 64 AND 65 OF THE GREEN PAPER, AND
SHOULD REMAIN IN ORDER TO MAKE COMPLETE THE SECTION IN THE SPEECH
ON THE POSSIBLE FUTURE ROLE AND METHOD OF SELECTION OF THE
GOVERNOR.
3.
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AS REGARDS (C) OF TUR, I DO NOT AGREE THAT THE LAST SENTENCE
OF PARAGRAPH 25 COULD BE CONSTRUED AS A BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY.
THE SENTENCE IS CRUCIAL TO THE WHOLE THRUST OF THE PARAGRAPH
THE POLITICAL REALITIES OF HONG KONG'S SITUATION AND THE NEED FOR
CONTINUITY BEFORE AND AFTER 1997. WITHOUT IT THE POINT OF THE LAST
PART OF THE PARAGRAPH IS LOST. WE CAN IF NECESSARY DEFEND THE
SENTENCE BY REFERENCE TO (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) PUBLIC STATEMENTS
BY THE CHINESE TO THE EFFECT THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED
TO RUN HONG KONG.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR C TICKELL MR GOODALL
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 NEWS DEPT
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFI
MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN
CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE
PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.
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