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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 657
OF 2110OOZ FEBRUARY 90
HKC012/3
12 MAR 1990
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YOUR TELNO 394: BASIC LAW: FURTHER ACTION
1. WE AGREE WITH PARA. 3 OF TUR.
2. THE POINTS WE FEEL WE SHOULD TAKE UP WITH THE CHINESE AT THIS LATE STAGE ARE ARTICLE 24(4) AND THE EXACT MEANING OF ARTICLE 106, AS EXPLAINED IN MY TELNO 646. THESE ARE POINTS WHICH COULD/COULD BE SEEN AS IN CONFLICT WITH THE JD. THERE ARE OTHER SINS OF OMISSION, BUT NOT OF DIRECT COMMISSION.
3. IT SEEMS TO US APPROPRIATE, AND LIKELIER TO ACHIEVE RAPID RESULTS, FOR PEKING TO TAKE THESE POINTS UP WITH THE CHINESE IN THE FIRST INSTANCE ON THE LINES SUGGESTED IN PARA. 2 OF MY TELNO 646. CON ARTICLE 106) AND MY TELEGRAM WHICH WILL FOLLOW ON ARTICLE 24(4). HOWEVER, IF THE CHINESE DO NOT RESPOND QUICKLY AND POSITIVELY WE SHOULD PRESERVE OUR POSITION (I.E. OUR LOCUS UNDER THE JD BY RAISING THIS IN THE JLG. WE HAVE ALREADY WARNED THE CHINESE OF THIS POSSIBILITY (UKREP JLG TELNO 9). THIS COULD BE DONE IN A LOW-KEY WAY AT A ROUTINE MEETING. THEREAFTER WE COULD DECIDE WHETHER TO PLACE THE CONSISTENCY PROBLEM FORMALLY ON THE AGENDA FOR JLG XV. UKREP JLG AGREES WITH THIS APPROACH.
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