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FM FCO 171800Z MAY 85
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 456 OF 17 MAY
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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RATIFICATION AND JOINT LIAISON GROUP: TIMING OF ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.
THERE IS A TIMING DIFFICULTY ON ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE THINK
THAT GIVEN PARLIAMENTARY INTEREST IN THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP
MINISTERS ARE LIKELY TO WISH TO INFORM PARLIAMENT OF THE DETAILS OF
THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. THE EARLIEST THIS CAN
NOW BE ARRANGED WILL BE TUESDAY BECAUSE OF THE NOTICE NEEDED TO
PUT DOWN A WRITTEN PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION. TO AVOID ANTICIPATIN
THIS WE SHOULD PREFER TO HOLD THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON RATIFICATION
AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP UNTIL TUESDAY 21 MAY.
GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PUT THIS TO THE CHINESE.
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HOWE
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 HARD ING
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 D B C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.
MR MALLABY
SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
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