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5. IF YOU AND PEKING CONSIDER THAT PUTTING FORWARD THE AROVE TRANSLATIONS WOULD JEOPARDISE CHINESE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ENGLISH TITLE, WE MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER SOMETHING LIKE THAIWAI YINGJI RENSHI' CCC NOS 3189 1120 5391 4694 0086 1102, WHICH LITERALLY MEANS A PERSON OF BRITISH NATIONALITY (DOMICILED) ABROAD EXCO WILL BE LIKELY TO RESIST THIS STRONGLY, SINCE THE TERM **YINGJI RENSHI 1 IS CURRENTLY USED IN HONG KONG AS THE CHINESE TRANSLATION FOR BRITISH SUBJECT! (WHICH, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BNA 1981, MEANS A BRITISH SUBJECT WITHOUT CITIZENSHIP). A FOURTH POSSIBILITY MIGHT BE INGJI SONGMIN (HAIWAT)
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CCC NOS 5391 4694 0361 3046 (3189 1120) WE COULD PERHAPS ARGUE THAT IT IS ONLY THE ENGLISH TITLE THAT MATTERS AS FAR AS THE BNA, THE BRITISH PASSPORT AND IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS IN THIRD COUNTRIES ARE CONCERNED.
6. I SHALL REPORT ON EXCO'S OFFICIAL REACTION TO BN (0) AFTER THE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY. MEANWHILE I SHOULD APPRECIATE YOUR AND PEKING'S COMMENTS ON THE POINTS RAISED IN THIS TELEGRAM.
YOUDE
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
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
CON:
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
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