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4. I TOLD ZHOU THAT IT REMAINED OUR WISH FOR UNOFFICIALS TO
BE PRESENT AS MEMBERS OF THE TWO COUNCILS. WE SHOULD ALSO
LIKE DAVIES TO BE PRESENT, BECAUSE OF HIS KEY ROLE IN HONG KONG DURING THE NEGOTIATION. ZHOU REPLIED THAT, IF WE
WISHED UNOFFICIALS TO BE INCLUDED, WE SHOULD PROPOSE THEIR NAMES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HE BELIEVED SUCH A LIST OF NAMES WOULD
BE GIVEN SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION. HE UNDERSTOOD WHY
WE WISHED DAVIES TO BE PRESENT AND SAW NO DIFFICULTY ABOUT
THIS. HE ASKED HOW MANY UNOFFICIALS WE HAD IN MIND. I SAID THAT
WE WOULD CERTAINLY WANT THE TWO SENIOR UNOFFICIALS TO BE
PRESENT. SPEAKING PERSONALLY, I THOUGHT THE TOTAL NUMBER
MIGHT BE ABOUT TEN. BUT I DID NOT WISH TO BE HELD TO
ANY FIGURE IN LATE DISCUSSION. IN RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION,
ZHOU SAID THAT THE FIGURE OF ONE HUNDRED FOR THE
TOTAL OF OBSERVERS THAT WE HAD HEARD MENTIONED WAS
UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION''. FINALLY,
ZHOU ASKED IF WE WOULD HAVE ANY OBJECTION
TO
THE CHINESE SIDE, AS THE HOST FOR THE CEREMONY, INVITING A LIST
OF OBSERVERS WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN AGREED BETWEEN THE TO
SIDES. I REPEATED WHAT I HAD SAID ABOUT CONSULTATION.
I SAID I VERY MUCH HOPED THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO
TAKE THE WHOLE SUBJECT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE SIGNATURE
CEREMONY FORWARD WITH ME EARLY NEXT WEEK. WE NEEDED TO KNOW
WHERE WE STOOD SOON. HE SAID HE HOPED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
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