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Action Taken

AJ BOE

FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 18120OZ FCO

TELNO 2560

OF 181125Z NOVEMBER 85

INFO DESKBY 19010QZ PEKING

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YOUR TELSNOS 1803 AND 1804 : JOINT LIAISON GROUP: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

1. 1 SHALL CONVEY YOUR DECISION TO EXCO ON 19 NOVEMBER. MY ONLY IMMEDIATE COMMENT IS THAT PARAGRAPH 1(D) OF THE SPEAKING NOTE IN YOUR SECOND TUR DOES NOT PROVIDE THE AMBASSADOR WITH ANY EXPLANATION OF WHY THE DISCUSSION SHOULD TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE THE JLG. I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PART OF THE SPEAKING NOTE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SOMETHING ON THE LINES OF PARA 7(D) OF MY TELNO 2555 (WHICH CROSSED YOUR TURS).

2. GRATEFUL FOR ANY AMENDMENTS, DESKBY 19003OZ, TO THE SPEAKING NOTE SO THAT THEY CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE NOTE FOR EXCO TOMORROW.

3. I ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION TO MY INFORMING EXCO THAT YOU AGREE TO OUR PROPOSALS ON THE PPESS HANDLING OF THIS ISSUE (YOUR TELNO 1795).

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

D/HD PUSD

MR WILSON

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