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TELEGRAM NUMBER 233 OF 9 FEBRUARY
HONG KONG TELNO 280, MY TELNO 224 AND PEKING TELNO 198: FUTURE
EGRET: RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS: INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS.
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THE DEPARTMENT'S LEGAL COUNSELLOR HAS COMMENTED ON PARA 2 OF
PEKING TUR THAT 'ONLY STATES MAY BECOME PARTIES TO THE
COVENANTS. IF HONG KONG BECOMES PART OF CHINA THE LATTER WILL NOT,
ACCORDING TO THE MODERN VIEW OF THE POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL
LAW, INHERIT ANY TREATY OBLIGATIONS FORMERLY EXTENDED TO HONG
KONG, UNLESS CHINA AGREES OTHERWISE. THIS IS KNOWN AS THE
'CLEAN SLATE' PRINCIPLE.'
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SIR P CRADOCK
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