OO HONG KONG
GRS 623
SECRET
FUTURE EGRET
SECRET FUTURE EGRET
HKK040
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 25 JAN 1984
OFFICE
USTRY
con Taken
FM FCO 241835Z JAN 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 117 OF 24 JANUARY
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM DONALD
INDEX
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)
(23)
MY TELNO 47 TO PEKING, PARA 2, AND PEKING TELNOS AND 120
FUTURE EGRET: WORKING PAPERS
1. WITH THE CHINESE PRESSURE IN MIND WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK
OUT A REALISTIC TIMETABLE FOR THE OUTSTANDING WORKING PAPERS.
THE PAPER ON NATIONALITY WILL BE THE MOST DIFFICULT. OUR
OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE TO PRESENT AS MANY AS WE CAN TO THE CHINESE BY THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS, IE BY ABOUT 20 FEBRUARY, AND THE REMAINDER IF POSSIBLE BY EARLY MARCH. THIS MIGHT ENABLE
SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION ON THE WORKING PAPERS BE COMPLETED BY, SAY
MID-APRIL.
2. THE FOLLOWING IS A TENTATIVE TIMETABLE FOR EACH OF THE FOUR
CENTRAL ISSUES PAPERS. ON SOME OF THESE WE ARE HAVING TO HOLD
DISCUSSION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. ALL FOUR OF THEM
MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MINISTERS, IN SOME CASES NOT ONLY IN THE FCO, AND TO THE PRIME MINISTER. THERE WILL OF COURSE BE TIMES WHEN MINISTERS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. OD(K) MAY ALSO WISH TO
CONSIDER THEM. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE CHINESE NEW
YEAR HOLIDAY.
(A) DEFENCE AND INTERNAL SECURITY
NOW:
25 JANUARY:
UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE FOREIGN AND
DEFENCE SECRETARIES.
AGREED MINUTE SUBMITTING ON ISSUES AND
DRAFT WORKING PAPERS TO PRIME MINISTER.
WEEK BEGINNING
6 FEBRUARY:
15 FEBRUARY:
REVISED PAPER SENT TO HONG KONG AND PEKING
AND CIRCULATED TO EXCO.
DISCUSSION WITH EXCO.
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