CONFIDENTIAL# 3

MEMO

To Distribution.

From Secretary for Security.

Re (9) in SCR 22/581/87

Pt. 3.

Tel. No.

5-8102632.

Date

18 January 1989.

Your Ref.

in

dated

903

Meeting on Mutual Legal Assistance

For reference I attach a copy of the draft MLA treaty tabled by the Deputy US Consul General on 28 November 1988. I understand that this is being looked at in Chambers.

I have had a brief meeting with Mr. Newall of LO(SD)'s office, which raised a number of points about our general strategy and about the draft. Notes of this meeting are attached.

2.

A meeting will be held on 27 January at 2.30 p.m. in the Security Branch conference room. The purpose is to discuss the draft US agreements, considering the points raised by Mr. Newall, together with any other questions arising from the draft. Addressees are invited to attend.

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Distribution:

AGC (Attn: Mr. D. Marash)

Mr. J. Hunter)

(K.A. Salkeld),

for Secretary for Security.

LO(SD) (Attn: Mr. D. Little)

Mr. Newall)

PA (Attn: Mr. S. Bradley)

SGD LOTSD)

(Attn:

Mr. S. YING)

CforN, Mr. G. Mulloy.

excep

Mr Edwards, Legal Advs.

Grateful for any comments. My first thought

is that

it wd. have to be between

USG ad HKG

authorisation, not

acting

under

formulated here, if it is to

beyond 1997.

we also need to bear in mind the attitude the

Chinese in

might

take in

any precedents for this in

China HK tema

चावल

HKD

287ü

CONFIDENÏ: 2. Enter + bu, 2 weeks pl.

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