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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 1044 NOV,
OF 021415Z OCTOBER 89
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNO 3644 AND YOUR TELNOS 1942 AND 1946:
BASIC LAW: DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE: THE WAY FORWARD:
FIFOOT/SHAO LETTER
1. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS IN TURS. WE SHALL NOW BEGIN DRAFTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE LETTER AND CLEAR WITH YOU.
2.
MIFT CONTAINS THE REDRAFTED TEXT OF A LETTER FROM FIFOOT TO SHAO. SUBJECT TO ANY COMMENTS YOU OR HONG KONG HAVE, GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG WOULD FAX A REVISED TEXT PLUS TRANSLATION TO PEKING AS REQUESTED. GRATEFUL IF THEY COULD ALSO FAX THE FINALISED LINGUISTIC CRITIQUE (AS IN HONG KONG FAX OF 26 OCTOBER AMENDED BY FAX OF 31 OCTOBER).
3. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH SHORTLY A SPEAKING NOTE FOR PEKING TO USE WHEN HANDING OVER THE LETTER. WE SHALL AT THE SAME TIME ADDRESS
OTHER POINTS IN TURS.
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