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DD 120100Z PEKING
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FM FCO 111815Z SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1154 OF 11 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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12 SEP 1984
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YOUR TELNO 2247: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WHITE PAPER
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1. WE SHALL DO OUR BEST TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF YOUR FURTHER
AMENDMENTS.
2. ON PARA 6 OF TUR, WE HAD HOPED THAT IT WOULD BE CLEAR FROM
OUR TELNO 1094 THAT WE DID NOT ENVISAGE ALLOWING THE CHINESE A
SIGHT OF THE WHITE PAPER IN ADVANCE. THE SECRETARY OF STATE TOOK
A FIRM VIEW ON THIS POINT. IN PARTICULAR IF WE FOLLOWED THE
PROCEDURE YOU SUGGEST, WE THINK THAT ZHOU NAN WOULD BE ALMOST
BOUND TO ASK FOR AMENDMENTS, WHICH WOULD BY THEN BE PHYSICALLY
IMPOSSIBLE EVEN IF WE WERE PREPARED TO CONTEMPLATE THEM. WE
ACCEPT THAT WE SHALL NEED TO GIVE THE CHINESE A PRETTY CLEAR
INDICATION OF WHAT THE WHITE PAPER WILL SAY BY WAY OF ELUCIDATION
OF THE AGREEMENT.
3.
WHEN OPPORTUNITY OFFERS, YOU SHOULD THEREFORE TELL ZHOU
THAT, AS THE SECRETARY OF STATE DID DURING HIS VISITS, WE SHALL
INFORM THE CHINESE OF THEGGENERAL LINE WHICH WE INTEND TO TAKE IN
THE WHITE PAPER NEARER THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION.
4.
FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION AT THIS STAGE WE THINK IT LIKELY
THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL SEND A MESSAGE TO WU JUST BEFORE
THE INITIALLING URGING CAUTION ON CHINESE LEADERS IN WHAT THEY
SAY ABOUT THE AGREEMENT.
HOWE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR C TICKELL
MR GOODALL
MR DEREK THOMAS MR. BOYD
COPIES TO:-
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT
MR BICKFORD LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET O
MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE
KR COLVIN
CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE
PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK
ROOM K195
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.
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