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FM HONG KONG 1109452 DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3764 OF 11 DECEMBER
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, TOKYO (PERSONAL FOR SIR E YOUDE)
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YOUR TELSNOS 1518
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1520: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA AND
HONG KONG: STEERING BRIEFS
1. WE HAVE ONLY MINOR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFTS IN YOUR SECOND TWO TURS:
(A) STEERING BRIEF FOR CHINA (SECOND TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE) (1) THE REFERENCE TO INFLUENCING THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW IN PARA 3(11) COULD BE MADE MORE EXPLICIT BY AMENDING IT TO READ:
... ELICIT A SIMILAR RESPONSE ON THE CHINESE SIDE, AND TO PREPARE THE WAY FOR INFLUENCING THE BASIC LAW, IN PARTICULAR BY OBTAINING ASSURANCES, IF POSSIBLE IN A FORM WHICH CAN BE USED PUBLICLY IN HONG KONG, THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE WILL BE FULLY CONSULTED ABOUT THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW.''
(11) SINCE THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE BRIEFED TO RAISE A NUMBER OF FAIRLY DETAILED MATTERS WITH WU (YOUR TELNO 1523) IT MIGHT BE BEST TO INSERT THE WORD FORMALLY'' AFTER WE HAVE NO DETAILED POINTS TO RAISE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD SENTENCE.
(B) STEERING BRIEF FOR HONG KONG (THIRD TELEGRAM UNDER REFEREENCE).
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(1) THE OBJECTIVE IN PARA 2(11) MIGHT BE REFORMULATED: PARTICULAR TO REAFFIRM OUR DETERMINATION, THROUGH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, TO ADMINISTER THE TERRITORY EFFECTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY UP TO 1997.''
(11) PARA : A REFERENCE TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE MIGHT BE ADDED AT THE END OF THE THIRD SENTENCE (**... OF INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS AND OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE'').
HADDON-CAVE
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 HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
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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
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