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15 DEC 1985
REGISTRY
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, WASHINGTON
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OUR TELNO 2849 TO HONG KONG, YOUR TELNO 2366 AND HONG KONG TELNO 4116: UK/USA SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY.
1.
WE ACCEPT THE POINTS IN TURS. PLEASE AMEND PARA 3 OF THE
SPEAKING NOTE AS YOU SUGGEST. TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF YOUR AND HONG
KONG'S COMMENTS PLEASE ADD AS A FINAL SENTENCE IN PARA 3 OF OUR
TUR: QUOTE WE SHALL SHORTLY GIVE THE CHINESE SIDE THE TEXT OF THE
UK/USA SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY. UNQUOTE AND REPLACE THE
WORDS QUOTE FOR DISCUSSION AT JLGVI UNQUOTE IN THE SECOND
SENTENCE OF PARA 4 OF OUR TUR WITH QUOTE IN DUE COURSE UNQUOTE.
IF THE CHINESE ASK WHETHER WE ARE REQUESTING THEM TO
APPLY THE QUOTE GUIDELINES UNQUOTE TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY
ONCE THEY HAVE IT YOU SHOULD :
2.
(A)
(B)
(C)
MAKE THE POINT IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 6 OF OUR
TUR:
SAY THAT IN ANY CASE WE THINK THE CHINESE WILL FIND IT
EASIER TO CONSIDER THE SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY IN PARALLEL
WITH OUR MORE GENERAL PROPOSALS ON THE SUBJECT:
SAY THAT FOR THESE REASONS WE ARE MERELY INFORMING THE
CHINESE OF THE NEW TREATY AND ARE NOT AS YET SEEKING A
RESPONSE FROM THEM.
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