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151800Z NOV
GRS 153
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1795
OF 151800Z NOVEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 2529: JOINT LIAISON GROUP:
IN HONG KONG: PRESS HANDLING
1.
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE PROCEED AS WE ARE NOW
PROPOSING, WE ARE CONTENT TO AIM FOR THE INCLUSION OF A STATEMENT IN THE PRESS COMMUNIQUE ON THE LINES OF THAT IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF
TUR.
ON THE OTHER SUBJECTS YOU MENTION IN PARA 2 WE AGREE THAT WE SHOULD LOOK FOR SUITABLE COVERAGE IN THE COMMUNIQUE, THOUGH ON PAST EXPERIENCE THE CHINESE MAY BE DIFFICULT ABOUT THIS.
2.
WE ARE ALSO GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THE ANSWERS TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS IN PARAGRAPH 5, ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT OF COURSE BE SURE AT THIS STAGE THAT THE CHINESE WILL NOT ASK FOR THE 1987
REVIEW TO BE DELAYED. THE ANSWERS WILL OF COURSE HAVE TO BE
DADAPTED IN THE LIGHT OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED ·
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
D/HD PUSD
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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