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TELEGRAM NUMBER 17 OF 7/1/85
*INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TEL NO 39:
HONG KONG AGREEMENT:
NEW NATIONALITY TITLE
1 WE DO NOT THINK THERE WOULD BE ANY OBJECTION FROM THE
CHINESE TO THE TITLE BRITISH OVERSEAS NATIONAL''.
HIN THE TERMINOLOGY OF THE CHINESE MAINLAND
THERE WOULD INDEED BE NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND
**BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN'' WHICH THEY HAVE TOLD US THEY WOULD
AGREE TO:
BOTH WOULD BE YINGUO HAIWAI GONGMIN.
(THE GOVERNOR MAY WISH TO POINT THIS OUT TO EXCO)
THOMSON
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
1:
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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