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FM HONG KONG 080902Z JAN 25
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 58 OF 8 JANUARY
KKK 04014
1,
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 31 : HONG KONG BILL : NATIONALITY PROVISIONS
WE HAVE CIRCULATED AN INFORMATION NOTE TO EXCO ON THE BASIS
OF PARAS 1 TO 3 OF YOUR TUR. WE TRUST THIS WOULD ALLAY SOME OF
THE UNOFFICIALS' MAIN WORRIES.
2. YOUR PARAS 4 AND 5 : UNOFFICIALS' (AND OUR OWN) CONCERN IS NOT (REPEAT NOT) THAT THE BILL WOULD NOT BE PASSED IN TIME FOR RATIFICATION, BUT THAT IT MIGHT SE PASSED WITH WHAT HONG KONG PEOPLE WOULD REGARD AS UNDUE HASTE.
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
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSE
PARLY UNIT
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 MR PAKENHAM- WALSH
LEGAL ADVISERS (HOME OFFICE)
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