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DESKBY 17010OZ PEKING
F: HONG KONG 160940Z MAY 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 936 OF 16 MAY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RATIFICATION
AS SOON AS THE CHINESE HAVE REACTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
MESSAGE CONCERNING COMPOSITION OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, AND
ASSUMING THAT THEIR RESPONSE IS POSITIVE, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO
FIX THE EXACT DATE OF RATIFICATION AND TO AGREE WITH THE CHINESE
THE TEXT OF A JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT.
2. IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR THE DATE OF RATIFICATION TO BE
ANNOUNCED, SAY, ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE TO ENABLE ANY HONG KONG JOURNALISTS WISHING TO COVER THE EVENT TO MAKE THE NECESSARY
TRAVELLING ARRANGEMENTS. YOU WILL ALSO NO DOUBT CONTINUE TO BEAR
IN MIND OUR ESSENTIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENT FOR A MINIMUM OF
ONE WEEK'S NOTICE OF THE SPECIFIC DATE: (PARA 2(6) OF MY TELNO 907
AND PARA 2 OF MY TELNO 927.)
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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 DRC CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.
MR MALLABY
SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
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