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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 997
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HKB 012/1
056514 MDLOAN 8660
OF 101715Z MAY 89
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1390: BASIC LAW: ARTICLE 19
1. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE THOUGHTS IN TUR WITH WHICH WE
GENERALLY AGREE.
2. WE ARE CONTENT THAT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRESS THE PRESENT PREFERRED FORMULATION AS IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 5 OF TUR. AS TO THE ALTERNATIVES YOU SUGGEST, WE HAVE NO DIFFICULTIES WITH ALTERNATIVE (A), WHICH HAS THE SAME BASIC EFFECT AS THE PREFERRED VERSION. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT THINK THAT ALTERNATIVE (B) IS IN SUBSTANCE MUCH BETTER THAN THE EXISTING TEXT OF ARTICLE 19. WE THEREFORE DO NOT/NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOU PUT (B) FORWARD.
HOWE
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DISTRIBUTION
51
ΜΑΙΝ
48
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
B
(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
PUSD
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
ADDITIONAL
3
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT HKD
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