SECRET
OCMIAN 0595
SECRET
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
141630Z JAN
GRS 127
WKK ONTB
RECE.ED
Oji
KUTOTRY
19 JAN 1987
SECRET
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 100
OF 141630Z JANUARY 87
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
"1
INDEX
PAY
* *
10
10595 - 1
19
See 201
YOUR TELNO 133 AND PEKING TELNO 053: 1987 REVIEW:
PUBLICATION OF GREEN PAPER
1. THANK YOU. WE ARE SUBMITTING ACCORDINGLY.
2. IN THE LINE TO TAKE WHICH WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE NEW
GOVERNOR WE ARE REFERRING TO PAST STATEMENTS BY HKG THAT THE
GREEN PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED IN QUOTE APRIL OR MAY UNQUOTE.
IS THIS THE MOST ACCURATE FORMULATION? IT WOULD BE HELPFUL
IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE A BRIEF LIST OF THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE
STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE QUESTION IN HONG KONG,
TOGETHER WITH THE EXACT WORDS USED ON TIMING IN EACH CASE.
HOWE
OCMIAN 0595
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
COPILS TO:
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
HU/FED
RESEARCH DEPT (FE)
DEP/HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
MR GILLMORE
MR WILSON
Secret