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26 SEP 1984
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FM FCO 251100Z SEPTEMBER 84
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1950 OF 25 SEPTEMBER 1984
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 3006: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY
1. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TUR. WE CONFIRM THAT IT WOULD BE
WE ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE THE REPORT REACH US ON 27 NOVEMBER.
WOULD CERTAINLY WISH THE REFORT OF THE MONITORING TEAMS TO ARRIVE
BY THE SAME DATE.
2. GIVEN THE VERY TIGHT TIMETABLE WE HOPE THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE INFORMALLY A TEXT BY TELEGRAPH EARLIER SO THAT WE COULD START TO SET IT IN PRINT. EVEN IF AMENDMENTS WERE LATER NECESSARY, THIS WOULD STILL SAVE CONSIDERABLE TIME.
3. WE CONFIRM THAT PRINTING AND PUBLICATION OF THE REPORTS WILL BE DONE HERE. WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR PUBLISHING THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY IN HONG KONG.
4. YOU WILL PRESUMABLY WISH THE ADVERTISEMENT WHICH APPEARS IN THE PRESS TO SOLICIT THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO INCLUDE THE FINAL DATE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (OUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 1898). ON THIS ASSUMPTION WE ARE INCLUDING THE CUT-OFF DATE OF 15 NOVEMBER IN SUPPLEMENTARY BRIEFING FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION BY 260800Z .
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