CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 3418
OF 13083OZ OCTOBER 89
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
22
Bok
052573
MDLIAN 8201
•GF 18,10.
with Apr,
RM 16/10
YRTELNO 2039 AND OUR TELNO 2166: MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE
1. THE DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT AND THE COVERING PAPER ARE BEING FINALISED AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU AFTER CONSIDERATION BY THE LEGAL AFFAIRS POLICY GROUP (LAPG) ON 30 OCTOBER 1989. ONCE FINALISED, THE MODEL AGREEMENT AND THE PAPER WILL BE PUT TO EXCO.
2. IN THEORY, PAPERS COULD BE HANDED OVER TO THE CHINESE AT ANY TIME AFTER THE STEPS IN PARA 1 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. IN PRACTICE, WE WOULD WANT TO REVIEW THE TIMING AND TACTICS OF AN APPROACH TO THE CHINESE IN THE LIGHT OF THE WAY IN WHICH RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO JLG OFFICES DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
WILSON
YYYY
..
DISTRIBUTION
62.
MAIN
59
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
PUSD
ADDITIONAL
3
MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADV
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADV
NNNN
MR FIFOOT HKD
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