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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 328
OF 25020OZ JANUARY 90
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0 2 FEB 1990
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BASIC LAW: MEETING OF THE BLDC
REF MY TELNO 323: DTG 24120OZ JAN SPECIAL GROUP ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
1. PARA 3 SHOULD READ:-
WE THEREFORE FEEL THAT, DESPITE OUR ASSESSMENT THAT THE SEPARATE VOTING ARRANGEMENTS MIGHT WELL HAVE LITTLE PRACTICAL EFFECT AS FAR AS GOVERNMENT BILLS ARE CONCERNED, WE SHOULD CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO PERSUADE THE CHINESE TO DROP THEM. (WE NOW UNDERSTAND THAT MISS TAM'S PROPOSAL OF A TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR SEPARATE VOTE COUNTING AT THE REQUEST OF SIX MEMBERS WAS MEANT TO APPLY ONLY TO PRIVATE BILLS, OR AMENDMENTS TO GOVERNMENT BILLS, INTRODUCED BY MEMBERS: ONLY A SIMPLE MAJORITY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PASS A GOVERNMENT BILL UNDER HER PROPOSAL.)
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