CONFIDENTIAL
MKK@40/46
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY - 3 OCT 1984
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PA
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Action Taken
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7165 - 1
PP HONG KONG
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 021130Z OCT 84
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2012 OF 2 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR FROM CRADOCK
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY
1.
!
IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF WE COULD RECEIVE PERIODIC INFORMAL REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY, COVERING THE DEGREE OF PUBLIC RESPONSE AND THE GENERAL TENOR OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE. MINISTERS WILL
WISH TO FOLLOW THIS AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE.
2.
WE OF COURSE DO NOT WISH TO ASK THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE TO ANTICIPATE THEIR REPORT, NOR TO DISTRACT THEM FROM THEIR TASK. REPORTS SENT IN TERMS OF PARA 1 ABOVE WOULD BE USED, INTERNALLY ONLY FOR BRIEFING OF MINISTERS, AND WOULD NOT PREJUDICE THE FINAL CONCLUSIONS OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE.
3. PROVIDED THAT YOU SEE NO OBJECTION, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF
YOU COULD PASS ON OUR REQUEST TO MACPHERSON.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
MR WILSON SIR J FREELAND
CONFIDENTIAL.
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR BICKFORD, LEGAL ADVISERS MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS MR POWELL, NO 10 DOWNING ST MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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