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FROM PEKING 2908222 NOV 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBE 2846 OF 29/11/34
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELO 1460: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: REPORTS OF ASSESSMENT
OFFICE AND INDEPENDENT TEAM OF MONITORS
1. IN ORDER TO PASS THE TEXTS OF THESE REPORTS TO THE
CHINESE THIS MORNING (PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TEL NO 1446)
AND IN THE ABSENCE OF CONFIRMATION FROM GOVERNOR THAT
I SHOULD PROCEED WITH A CALL ON ZHOU NAN TO DISCUSS THE
SIGNATURE CEREMONY (YOUR TEL NO 1459), BLUNT TOOK ACTION THIS
MORNING WITH LI CHUANSHENG WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT (LUO JIAHUAN WAS UNAVAILABLE).
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BLUNT EXPLAINED THAT THE TEXTS OF THE REPORTS WERE BEING PUBLISHED
AT 110OZ BUT THAT WE WERE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO THE CHINESE
IN ADVANCE AS A COURTESY. HE DREW ATTENTION TO THE ASSESSMENT
OFFICE'S AND MONITORING TEAM'S SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS.
LI WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE TEXTS WHICH HE UNDERTOOK TO PASS
IMMEDIATELY TO ZHOU NAN. LI MADE NO FURTHER COMMENT.
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES D.(MR WALKER) HD/PROTOCOL D
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO: MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT
MR BURROWS
VIA ADR)
NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVS. LEGAL ADVS
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 K 195
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