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TELEGRAM NUMBER 447 OF 16 MAY
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG DESKBÝ 170030Z
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YOUR TELNOS 741 AND 742: HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RATIFICATION
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27 MAY, IF
1. AS SOON AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED WU'S REPLY TO MY MESSAGE, AND
ASSUMING IT IS POSITIVE, YOU SHOULD SETTLE ON A DATE FOR
RATIFICATION AND AGREE THE TERMS OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
ZHOU GIVES YOU WU'S RESPONSE ON 17 OR 18 MAY, WOULD SEEM TO BE A
SUITABLE DATE, GIVEN HONG KONG'S REQUIREMENT OF A WEEK'S NOTICE
AN ANNOUNCEMENT MIGHT BE ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
'IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF PARAGRAPH 8 OF THE JOINT
DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG, SIGNED BY THE
RESPECTIVE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT IN BEIJING ON 19 DECEMBER 1984,
INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION WILL BE
EXCHANGED IN BEIJING ON 27 MAY 1985'.
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YOU WILL NO DOUBT AGREE TIME ATTENDANCE AND VENUE WITH ZHOU
NAN FOR USE IN RESPONSE TO SUPPLEMENTARIES.
4. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A SIGHT OF YOUR DRAFT SPEECH IN
DUE COURSE. WE SHOUUD LIKE THE FOLLOWING POINTS TO BE INCLUDED:
A) EXCHANGE OF INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION SIGNIFIES THE COMPLETION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LEGAL PROCESS NECESSARY TO ALLOW
THE JOINT DECLARATION TO ENTER INTO FORGE.
B) THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES A SOLID BASIS FOR HONG'S
CONTINUED STABILITY AND PROSPERITY.
C) IT HAS BEEN WELCOMED INTERNATIONALLY BY ALMOST ALL COUNTRIES
OF THE WORLD.
D)
WE SHALL ABIDE STRICTLY BY THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT AND WE
ARE SURE THAT CHINA WILL DO LIKEWISE.
E)
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE
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