OCMIAN 5072
CONFIDENTIAL
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
29150OZ AUG
GRS 1134
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1220
OF 29150OZ AUGUST 85
CONFIDENTIAL
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RECEIVED:
10/1
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- 2 SEP 1985
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YOUR TELNO 1694: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY ORDER IN
COUNCIL: DRAFT WHITE PAPER
1.
MY THREE IFTS CONTAIN
PROPOSED BY
A FRESH DRAFT OF THE WHITE PAPER
THE HOME OFFICE AND JUST RECEIVED HERE (UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS
WE REGRET THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE IT IN ONE
TELEGRAM). IT TAKES ACCOUNT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE OF THE COMMENTS
IN YOUR TUR AND OF COMMENTS FROM OURSELVES AND OUR LEGAL
ADVISERS. WE SHOULD WELCOME ANY FURTHER COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY
HAVE DESKBY 030830Z. THE TEXT SHOULD (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) NOT
AT THIS STAGE BE PUT TO EXCO AS THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN TIME TO
CHECK IT FULLY WITHIN THE HOME OFFICE OR FCO. WE SHALL SEND ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE HOPE THAT THERE CAN BE
AGREEMENT AT OFFICIAL LEVEL ON THE TEXT IN TIME FOR IT TO BE PUT
TO EXCO ON 10 SEPTEMBER. ANY LATER DATE WOULD PUT IN JEOPARDY THE
TARGET FOR PUBLICATION OF EARLY OCTOBER.
2.
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE REVISED TEXT.
REFERENCES IN BRACKETS ARE TO THE COMMENTS IN SPECIFIC PARAGRAPHS
OF YOUR TUR.
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