41.
GRS 120
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1912
OF 19105OZ JUNE 86
CONFIDENTI.".L
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
YOUR TELNO 1172 : AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT.
1. THE UNOFFICIALS RECOGNISED AT THEIR MEETING YESTERDAY THAT THE CURRENT SITUATION WHEREBY CERTAMIN OFFICIALS ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF OTHER OFFICIALS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HIS UNSATISFACTORY, WILL RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNMENT THAT THIS POINT BE CONSIDERED AN THE 1987 REVIEW. THIS WAS REPORTED IN THE PRESS TODAY. THIS WOULD OF COURSE MEAN THAT NO CHANGE WOULD TAKE PLACE UNTIL 1988.
2. WE UNDERSTAND FROM MISS DUNN THAT AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION THE UNOFFICIALS EVENTUALLY DECIDED, LARGELY FOR PR REASONS,' THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE ON THE NUMBER OF OFFICIALS. DO NOT THINK, HOWEVER, THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY STRONG OBJECTION #F THE HKG DECIDED THAT FOR OUR OWN REASONS WE WOULD
VANSH TO #NCLUDE AT LEAST ONE MORE OFFICIAL THE SECRETARY FOR
SECURITY ON THE COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT SESSION. I WILL FLOAT THE INDEA WITH MISS DUNN AND TELEGRAPH AGAIN AFTER THE WEEKEND.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
CONFIDENTIAL
HRR 011118
12 AUG 1986
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