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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2240
OF 06180OZ NOVEMBER 89
CONFIDENTIAL
HAD
On file to me pls.
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
15/11
58
15T105 MDHOAN 7057
7714
(51)
YOUR TELNO 3599% DRUG TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF PROCEEDS) ORDINANCE 1989: DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES
1. THANK YOU FOR TUR. ON THE UK/HK EXCHANGE OF LETTERS,
THE PROBLEM WITH
THE COURSE YOU PROPOSE (PARA 2 OF TUR) IS THAT NORTHERN IRELAND HAS NOT YET INTRODUCED COMPATIBLE LEGISLATION AND CAN NOT THEREFORE RECIPROCATE A REQUEST MADE BY HONG KONG FOR ASSISTANCE. HENCE THE NEED FOR A SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO N IRELAND IN THE UK DRAFT LETTER (PARA 3) WE HOPE, THEREFORE, YOU CAN AGREE TO GO AHEAD ON THE BASIS OF THE DRAFTS FAXED TO POST ON 7 JULY.
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