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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1800

OF 27173OZ SEPT 90

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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

CHKD241/1

-8 OCT 1990

FROM STOCK

-318

319

063042

MDHOAN 8033

YOUR TELNO 2881: BILL OF RIGHTS

1

I HAVE RECEIVED BY FAX TODAY THE OPINION OF ANTHONY LESTER QC REFERRED TO IN TUR. IT IS LENGTHY AND WILL REQUIRE SOME TIME TO STUDY. DYKES AND I WILL DISCUSS IT WITH FCO LEGAL ADVISERS TOMORROW AND WITH DAVID EDWARDS, AND WILL TRY TO PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY AND BROAD REACTION TOMORROW.

IN THE MEANTIME, I SUGGEST THAT ANDREW BYRNES BE ASKED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES RAISED AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.

2.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

76

DISTRIBUTION

79

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

.(RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RAD

PUSD

NEWS D

PS/LORD CAITHNESS MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

ADDITIONAL

3

MR WATERWORTH LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

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