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OCMIAN 2166
CONFIDENTIAL
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
091230Z JUN
GRS 117
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
HRK 01118
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 0 JUN 1986
DESK JE
INDEX
MEGISTRY Action faken
ARB 1248
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1078
OF 091230Z JUNE 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
YOUR TELNO 1756: AMENDMENTS TO THE LETTERS PATENT
1.
WE WOULD SEE NO OBJECTION TO LEGCO UNOFFICIALS BEING SOUNDED OUT ON THESE PROPOSALS (AS AGREED IN PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 553), BUT WOULD CERTAINLY NOT (NOT) WISH THEM TO BECOME PUBLIC BEFORE THEY ARE CONSIDERED BY THE PRIVY COUNCIL ON 8 JULY.
2.
IF YOU FEEL THAT LEGCO OFFICIALS CANNOT (NOT) BE SOUNDED OUT IN CONFIDENCE AT THE REVIEW MEETING ON THIS ISSUE, COULD YOU AS AN ALTERNATIVE PERHAPS ASCERTAIN FROM MISS DUNN WHETHER EXCO UNOFFICIALS TOOK SOUNDINGS AMONG THEIR LEGCO COLLEAGUES BEFORE AGREEING TO THE PROPOSALS IN APRIL (YOUR TELNO 1U73)?
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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