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FM HONG KONG 1411052 SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2833 OF 14 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
YOUR TELNO. 1818
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FUTURE EGRET : PART 3 OF THE WHITE PAPER.
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WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN, DESPITE OUR OTHER PRIORITIES. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO FORWARD AT LEAST THREE SECTIONS TODAY AND TO SEND FURTHER TEXTS TOMORROW. WE SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE WORK ON ALL TEXTS UNTIL AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED ON NATIONALITY, CIVIL AVIATION AND DEFENCE, BUT I HOPE THAT BY TOMORROW EVENING WE SHALL BE ABLE TO FORWARD THE TEXTS COVERING THE MAJORITY OF THE SECTIONS OF THE AGREEMENT.
2. WE ARE ALSO DRAFTING AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION AND WILL FORWARD THIS SEPARATELY.
3. WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE TIGHT TIMETABLE, BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY OF VITAL IMPORTANCE THAT WE DO PROVIDE CAREFUL EXPLANATION OF THE TEXTS FOR HONG KONG CONSUMPTION.
4. WE SHOULD APPRECIATE PEKING'S COMMENTS ON THE TEXTS AS THEY EMERGE
AND IN PARTICULAR TO HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE WORKING GROUP AND AD
HOC GROUP TEAMS AS SOON AS THEY ARE FREE ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THEM.
5. I SHALL BE TELEGRAPHING DRAFTS ON INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, LEGAL AND
JUDICIAL SECTIONS LATER TODAY.
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