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YOUR TELNO'S 1787 TO 1791:
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LONGER TERM ISSUES.
WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE AMENDMENTS IN TUR'S BUT HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MINOR COMMENTS,
A) IN PARA IP OF THIRD TUR YOU SUGGEST THAT THE QUESTION OF
IMPEACHMENT/DISSOLUTION IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE LEGISLATURE AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE MIGHT BE ADDRESSED. IF THIS POINT
IS TO BE ADDED TO THE PAPER ON THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE THEN A
REFERENCE TO IT IN THE PAPER ON THE LEGISLATURE WOULD ALSO SEEM
DESIRABLE.
B) IN PARA IA OF FOURTH TUR, WE ASSUME THAT IN THE LAST SENTENCE YOU ARE PROPOSING THAT PARAS (D) (E) AND (F) SHOULD BE COMBINED TO
READ AS THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED IN QUOTES.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
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HD/FED
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
RESEARCH DEPT.(FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
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