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TO THIS END.
3.
WE HAVE JUST SEEN UKMIS TELNO 193. WE CONFIRM UKMIS
SHOULD GO AHEAD ON 23 APRIL. AS DISCUSSED IN TELECON,
SMITH/MONTGOMERY, WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL IF UKMIS COULD TRY
TO PERSUADE THE SECRETARIAT TO DELAY THEIR PRESS RELEASE UNTIL
TWO(TWO) DAYS AFTER THE DECLARATIONS, SO THAT IT DOES NOT PRECEDE
THE HONG KONG RELEASE. UKMIS NEED NOT HOWEVER PRESS THE
SECRETARIAT TOO HARD IF THEY JIB: THEIR CONTINUED GOODWILL IS
IMPORTANT, AND THE DECLARATIONS ARE AFTER ALL PRIMARILY A GENEVA
EVENT.
4.
PEKING SHOULD NOW TAKE ACTION ON THE PRESS RELEASE,
SPEAKING ALONG THE LINES OF PARA 4 OF OUR TELNO 314 (BUT SAYING
THAT THE RELEASE WOULD BE PUT OUT TWO (TWO) DAYS AFTER THE
DECLARATIONS, I.E. ON 25 APRIL). THE TEXT OF THE RELEASE, WHICH PEKING SHOULD HAND OVER, IS AS IN HONG KONG TELNO 1146, AMENDED
BY HONG KONG TELNO 1153 AND OUR TELNO 321.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
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