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FM FCO 091745Z FEB 84
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 108 OF 9 FEBRUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
RLCEIVED IN MAGIE.
Chisel
YOUR TELNO 209: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: DINNER WITH ZHOU NAN: TIMING
OF WORKING PAPERS
1.
WE ARE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY TO HONG KONG IN REPLY TO
THEIR TELNO 337. ON THIS BASIS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAND OVER THE PAPERS TO THE CHINESE EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT SINCE THERE REMAINS
ONE POINT AT ISSUE ON THE DEFENCE PAPER YOU MIGHT BE WISE NOT TO
NAME A SPECIFIC DATE.
2.
WE AGREE THATYOU COULD SAY WE SHALL AIM TO TABLE THE WORKING PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS DURING THE 22/23
FEBRUARY ROUND. (WE HAVE REPLIED SEPARATELY TO HONG KONG TELNO
338).
3. AS YOU WILL SEE FROM OUR REPLY TO HONG KONG TELNO 317
THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THAT WE COULD GET THE SHIPPING PAPER TO
HONG KONG IN TIME FOR THE EXCO DISCUSSION ON 15 FEBRUARY AND TO
THE CHINESE BY 22/23 FEBRUARY. YOU CAN BE OPTIMISTIC BUT NOT
DEFINITE ON THIS. ON THE CIVIL AVIATION PAPER YOU CAN ONLY
SAY THAT WE EXPECT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE BETWEEN THE NEXT TWO
ROUNDS.
HOWE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
FD/HKD
FD/FED
FD/PLANNING STAFF
ED/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
RES.B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCI PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS
NEWS D
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
MR DONALD
MIR WRIGENT
SIR C TICKNELL
MR BURROWS 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 K196
BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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