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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1593
OF 24103OZ APRIL 87
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
11/1
TOT LUPY a DIST?
YOUR TELNO 1116-8 AND PEKING TELNO 685 TO YOU: HONG KONG AND THE
CCC
WE AGREE GENERALLY WITH THE DRAFTS IN YOU TUR BUT SUGGEST THE
FOLLOWING POINTS FOR YOUR FURTHER CONSIDERATION 1
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2.
FIRST TUR
(A) LINE 12 OF SUB PARA 2 OF PARA 2 TO BE REPLACED BY
REACHED BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES ON THE CONTINUED PARTICIPATION OF HONG KONG IN THE CCC AFTER 1997.''
(B) LINE 1 OF SUB PARA 4 OF PARA2, ''JOINT APPROACH'' TO BE REPLACED BY APPROACH IN PARALLEL'':
(C) ON PARA 3, WE SHOULD ALSO ASK FOR A COPY OF THE CHINESE
SPEAKING NOTE IN DUE COURSE:
(D) ON PARA 4, AN APPROACH TO THE EC COMMISSION AFTER CCC SECRETARIAT HAS BEEN APPROACHED SHOULD REMOVE SOME OF THE OBJECTIONS
IN PEKING'S TUR.
3.
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ON SECOND TUR, ''JOINT APPROACH TO BE REPLACED BY 'APPROACH
IN PARALLEL'' IN SENCOND SENTENCE OF PARA 4 OF THE DRAFT BACKGROUND TEXT.
4.
PRESUMABLY THE AGREED VERSION OF THE SPEAKING NOTES WILL BE SENT TO BRUSSELS FOR INFORMATION. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ALSO INCLUDE WEBB-JOHNSON IN THE DISTRIBUTION.
WILSON
HMUNAN 1942
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D. (FE)
DEP.HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
MR MCLAREN MR GILLMORE
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