UNCLASSIFIED
40
105777
MDLIAN 9210
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 1038
OF 310315Z `MARCH 89
AMENDED DISTRIBUTION 31 MARCH
RE WORLD PEACE THROUGH LAW CENTRE
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
1 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS RECEIVED AN INVITATION FROM THE WORLD PEACE THROUGH LAW CENTRE TO ATTEND A LAW OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN BEIJING IN AUGUST 1989. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CENTRE WAS FORMALLY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, WAS GIVEN AN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL STATUS IN 1963, HAS OBSERVER STATUS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND IS A NON-POLITICAL AND NON-PROFIT-MAKING INSTITUTION.
2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CENTRE AND WHETHER HMG HAS ATTENDED FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS ORGANISED BY THE CENTRE.
WILSON
HKB 020/6
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MINIMAL
HKD
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31
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