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OCMIAN 4066
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00 HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
011500Z JULY
GRS 666
Hkb onli
RECEN
29 JUL 1987
SECRET
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1790
OF 011500Z JULY 87
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
INLA
MY THIRD IPT: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: LONGER TERM ISSUES: THE
EXECUTIVE
1.
FOLLOWS:
(A)
(B)
흐
(C)
OUR COMMENTS ON YOUR TELNO 2489 (THE EXECUTIVE) ARE AS
IN YOUR PARA 2 WE SUGGEST ADDITION AFTER QUOTE.
RESPONSIBILITIES UNQUOTE OF QUOTE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF
HMG UNQUOTE AND AFTER QUOTE SYSTEM UNQUOTE OF QUOTE AS IT
FUNCTIONS IN PRACTICE UNQUOTE. WE THINK (D), (E) AND (F)
SHOULD PRECEDE (B) AND (C), WITH (E) AND (F) COMBINED TO
READ QUOTE MEMBERS TENDER THEIR ADVICE INDIVIDUALLY BUT
THE GOVERNOR ACTS ON THE ADVICE OF EXCO AS A WHOLE
UNQUOTE.
IN YOUR PARA 3 FIRST SENTENCE, SHOULD WE NOT HAVE
MENTIONED THIS PRINCIPLE IN THESE TERMS IN PARA 11 OF THE
COVERING PAPER, AND CROSS REFER?
IN YOUR PARA 4(A) WE SUGGEST DELETION OF QUOTE OR OUTSIDE
UNQUOTE AND REPLACEMENT BY QUOTE OR FROM OUTSIDE THESE
GROUPS UNQUOTE.
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