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DESKEY 211030Z TO ALL
FM HONG KONG 21093OZ JAN 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 171 OF 21 JANUARY
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON AND PEKING
PEKING TELNO 74: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NEW NATIONALITY TITLE
WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE LASTEST DRAFT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S SPEECH PROMISED IN YOUR TELNO 122. IN VIEW OF PEKING TUR, HOWEVER, WE ASSUME THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD ANNOUNCE THE TITLE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)'' IN THE SPEECH. THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE MEDIA ENQUIRIES AND/OR COMMENTS TOMORROW ON THE CHOICE
OF TITLE AND WE ARE ANXIOUS TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY CONTROVERSY AND/OR
UNHELPFUL SPECULATION. WE PROPOSE THEREFORE TO DRAW ON THE MATERIAL
IN MIFT IN REPLYING TO QUESTIONS AND IN BRIEFING TRUSTED EDITORS, ETC. IF NECESSARY.
2. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS ON THE LINE WE PROPOSE TO TAKE, DESKBY 220030Z.
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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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 HKGO LONDON
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