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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 823 OF 24/5/35
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG AND UKMIS NEW YORK
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HKK 040/12.
RECEIV
28 MAY 1985
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YOUR TELNO 105 TO UKMIS NEW YORK: REGISTRATION OF THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT AT THE UN
1. WE SPOKE TO THE MFA AS INSTRUCTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR. THE MFA CONFIRMED CHINESE AGREEMENT TO THE TWO SIDES REGISTERING THE AGREEMENT AT THE SAME TIME. THE CHINESE CONFIRMED THAT THEY, LIKE US, INTENDED TO REGISTER THE JOINT DECLARATION AND ANNEXES 1 AND 111. THEY COULD NOT SAY WHEN THEIR MISSION IN NEW YORK WOULD BE READY TO PROCEED.
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2. ON THE BASIS OF THIS CONVERSATION WE SUSPECT THAT THE CHINESE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CLEAR ANSWER ABOUT WHEN THEY WOULD BE READY TO REGISTER UNTIL AFTER RATIFICATION HAS TAKEN PLACE. YOU MAY WISH TO ASK UKMIS NEW YORK TO PURSUE THIS DIRECTLY WITH THE CHINESE U N MISSION.
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EVANG
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
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DR C CHRISTOPHER, CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
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