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FUTURE EGRET
SECRET
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DESKBY BOTH FCO AND HONG KONG 15090OZ
FM PEKING 1508052 SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2362 OF 15 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
HILILOLE SO
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
INDEX
17 SEP 1984
TCER
PA
*GISTRY
COPY
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Action Taken
See 90
HONG KONG TELNO 2809: FUTURE EGRET: PART 111 OF THE WHITE PAPER:
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
1. THE TEXT FOR THIS SECTION OF ANNEX I HAS OF COURSE NOT YET BEEN
AGREED. THE SECTION OF THE WHITE PAPER DEALING WITH IT WILL THEREFORE
NEED RE-EXAMINATION IN THE LIGHT OF FINALLY CONFIRMED LANGUAGE. OUR
DETAILED COMMENTS AGREED WITH THE WORKING GROUP ARE AS FOLLOWS: }
(A) PARAGRAPH 1: AMEND THE SECOND SENTENCE TO READ: QUOTE ..SEPARATE
FROM THOSE OF OTHER PARTS OF THE PRC.... UNQUOTE
(B) PARAGRAPH 2: REPLACE REFERENCES TO QUOTE BASIC UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE OVERALL UNQUOTE,
(C) PARAGRAPH 2: THE SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD BE RECAST TO CONVEY
THE CONCEPT THAT, ALTHOUGH FOREIGN AFFAIRS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT, THIS SECTION OF THE ANNEX
WILL ENABLE THE SAR TO LOOK AFTER ITS OWN INTERESTS BY VIRTUE OF THE
POWER TO BE GIVEN TO IT TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN
CONFERENCES AND NEGOTIATIONS OF DIRECT CONCERN TO HONG KONG AS PART
OF PRC GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS.
(D) PARAGRAPH 3. THE REFERENCE TO QUOTE PARAGRAPH 3 UNQUOTE IN THE
FIRST LINE WILL NEED TO BE CHECKED WHEN THE FINAL TEXT IS AGREED.
(E) PARAGRAPH 3: PENULTIMATE SENTENCE. AMEND TO READ:
QUOTE IT WILL BE FOR THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT TO AUTHORISE CONTINUED PARTICIPATION BY THE SAR IN AN APPROPRIATE FÓRM UNQUOTE.
(F) PARAGRAPH 4: REDRAFT THE FIRST SENTENCE TO READ: QUOTE ....CURRENTLY REPRESENTED IN HONG KONG, SUBJECT TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT WITH THE PROVISO THAT
CHANGES TO THE STATUS.... UNQUOTE.
EVANS
LIMITED
HD/HKD HD/FED MR BOYD
SECRET
COPIES TO:
SIR P CRADOCK (†)
MR BICKFORD,
MR FITFOOT,
LEGAL ADVISERS
SIR E YOUDE, K195A