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INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING, WASHINGTON
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YOUR TELNOS 3159-3161: HONG KONG/US DRUG TRAFFICKING AGREEMENT
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WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE IN SECOND
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT DEFENSIVE ANSWERS IN THIRD TUR:
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A) ANSWER 3: DELETE ''BECAUSE HONG KONG HAS THE NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK AND'. THIS IS NOT A REASON FOR MAKING BILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS, IT SIMPLY ENABLES US TO DO SO. OUR CASE SHOULD REST ON THE OPERATIONAL NEED. WE ALSO SUGGEST REPLACING ''BEFORE WITH ''UNTIL'' IN THE PENULTIMATE LINE. AS DRAFTED, IT COULD BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT WIDER MLA ARRANGEMENTS ARE DEPENDENT ON BILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS BEING PUT IN PLACE BEFORE HAND.
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B) ANSWER 5: THE LAST SENTENCE SOUNDS EVASIVE. WE SUGGEST EITHER GIVING EXAMPLES OF SOME OTHER JURISDICATIONS WHICH WE HAVE IN MIND OR REPEATING HERE THAT WE WILL INFORM THE CHINESE IN ADVANCE BEFORE CONCLUDING FURTHER AGREEMENTS.
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