GRS 160
SECRET
DESKBY 05080OZ
SECRET
MKK040/50
RECTV D AN
-3SEP 1904
FM HONG KONG 050452Z SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2653 OF 5 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
I JAW
2/ 142114
YOUR TELSNOS. 1688 AND 1689 AND MY TELNO. 2559. FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WHITE PAPER.
1. IF WE ARE TO MEET OUR OBJECTIVE OF HAVING THE HONG KONG VERSION OF THE WHITE PAPER READY FOR PUBLICATION ON INITIALLING DAY, THE TRANSLATORS WILL NEED TO BEGIN WORK ON THE DRAFT TEXT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IF ONLY TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE TERMINOLOGY. THIS WOULD ALSO ENABLE US TO GET A TEXT ON TO OUR WORD PROCESSORS. WE ASSUME YOU ARE REVISING THE TEXT IN THE LIGHT OF THE COMMENTS FROM HERE AND FROM PEKING. GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE A REVISED DRAFT DESKBY 07010OZ.
2. INCIDENTALLY, WE HAVE NOT (NOT) YET RECEIVED THE BOOKLET PUBLISHED AT THE TIME OF BRITAIN'S ACCESSION TO THE EC (PARA 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR). GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHEN THIS WAS DESPATCHED AND TO WHOM IT WAS ADDRESSED.
YOUDE
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 BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFIC
MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE
MR COLVING
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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