CONFIDENTIAĻ
12593
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ENACT TO ACCORD SUITABLE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE CHINESE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, AND WHAT TIME SCALE YOU
ENVISAGE SO THAT SUCH LEGISLATION CAN BE IN FORCE BY THE EXCHANGE
OF INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION.
WE HAVE NO
3. THE POSITION ON ANCILLARY STAFF IS DIFFERENT. OBIGATION TO CONFER PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES ON THEM. OUR THINKING IS SET OUT IN OUR TELNO 1338 AND IN A LONGER PAPER WHICH WAS SENT TO YOU AND PEKING ON 22 OCTOBER. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THESE PROPOSALS AND FOR ANY OBSERVATIONS
IN PARTICULAR WE PEKING MIGHT HAVE FURTHER TO THEIR TELNO 2651. WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF PEKING COULD EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OFFICIALS ON TEMPORARY DUTY IN PEKING (PARA 1 OF TUR) AND TEMPORARY MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY STAFF (PARA 2 OF TUR). PROCEDURE WE HAVE IN MIND IS THAT THE EMBASSY SHOULD NOTIFY STAFF AS MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY UNDER ARTICLE 10 OF THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
THE
4. WE SEE NO REASON TO VOLUNTEER TO ACCORD PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE CHINESE MEMBERS OF THE LAND COMMISSION. NO QUESTION OF RECIPROCITY ARISES. IF THE CHINESE REQUEST SUCH PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES WE WILL OF COURSE CONSIDER THEIR REQUEST IN LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
6:
SIR J FREELAND
MR BOYD
HD/ PROTOCOL
2-
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
MR. WOOD
CONFIDENTIAL
FC040/1765
LEGAL
ADVISER