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DD 110100Z HONG KONG
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FM FCO 101700Z SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1789 OF 10 SEPTEMBER
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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12SEP 1984
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FUTURE EGRET : PART THREE OF THE WHITE PAPER
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DESK CFFIC-A INTREX
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MIFT CONTAINS THE FIRST DRAFT OF MOST OF PART 3 OF THE WHITE PAPER GIVING EXPLANATORY NOTES ON ANNEXES.
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WE SEE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THESE NOTES AS BEING TO
HIGHLIGHT THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT IN LAYMANS
LANGUAGE, AND TO PRESENT IN THE BEST LIGHT POSSIBLE THOSE PARTS OF THE ANNEXES WHERE WE HAVE ACHIEVED WHAT WE WANT IN SUBSTANCE
BUT WHICH FALL SHORT OF THE PRESENTATIONAL LANGUAGE WHICH WE
SHOULD HAVE LIKED. WE HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO LIST EVERYTHING WHICH IS ACHIEVED IN THE ANNEXES, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NOTES TOO LONG AND OTIOSE. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE DO NOT PROPOSE TO
INCLUDE NOTES ON THE JOINT DECLARATION ITSELF, WHICH IS LARGELY EXPLAINED IN PARAS 19-25 OF PART 1 OF THE WHITE PAPER. WE PROPOSE TO BEGIN PART 3 WITH A NOTE ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
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'THE FOLLOWING NOTES ARE INTENDED TO EXPLAIN AND AMPLIFY
THE DETAILED MATERIAL IN THE ANNEXES. THEY DO NOT SEEK TO
BE A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE AND DO NOT INCLUDE EVERY POINT IN THE ANNEXES, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE IMPLICATIONS OF PARTICULAR POINTS ARE SO CLEAR AS TO NEED NO FURTHER
EXPLANATION.'
WE SHALL TELEGRAPH DRAFT NOTES ON THE REMAINING ANNEXES AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE MUST AIM TO GET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO THE
PRINTERS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE SHOULD
BE GRATEFUL FOR AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, TO ENABLE US TO SUBMIT TO THE SECRETRARY OF STATE ON FRIDAY. 4.
WE SHOULD WELCOME YOUR VIEWS ON WHAT IF ANYTHING SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN PART 4 OF THE WHITE PAPER, I.E. APPENDED DOCUMENTS. ARTICLE 31 OF THE CHINESE CONSTITUTION COULD BE QUOTED. WE DOUBT
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