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FM HONG KONG 1208COZ JUN 35
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1143 OF 12 JUNE
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING.
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YOUR TELNO 209 TO UKMIS NEW YORK AND UKMIS NEW YORK TELNO 658
REGISTRATION OF THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT AT THE UM:-
2
मान
1. WE ARE GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THE STATEMENT PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH
2, EXCEPT THAT:
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A) WE FEEL IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE CONTENTION
OVER THE WORD 'SIMULTANEOUSLY '' AND THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT THE
FIRST SENTENCE SHOULD BEGIN TIN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 102 OF
THE UN CHARTER, THE UK AND CHINESE MISSIONS TO THE UN
THAT THE SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD BE DELETED:
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AND
B) WE SUGGEST THAT THE WORD ''AGREEMENT'' IN THE FOURTH SENTENCE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY JOINT DECLARATION**
2. WE ARE ALSO CONTENT WITH THE SUPPLEMENTARIES PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR EXCEPT THAT WE SUGGEST THAT THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND QUESTION SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ * THE MEMORANDA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION, BUT DO NOT FORM A PART OF IT?'
THE WORD ''TECHNICALLY MAY LEAD TO FURTHER QUESTIONS AND IRRITATE
THE CHINESE UNNECESSARILY.
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW AT WHAT TIME EXACTLY THE STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED. WE INTEND TO ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE REFERRING TO THE STATEMENT AND WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO CATCH THE
EVENING TV NEWSCASTS.
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, PUSD
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE CABINET OFFICE MR DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.
MR MALLABY
SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
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