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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 100030Z HONG KONG
TELNO 888
OF 09103OZ MAY 91
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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
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YOUR TELNOS 1401 AND 1406: AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT
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THE LETTERS PATENT AMENDING ARTICLE XIV ARE NOT MADE UNTIL THE QUEEN HAS SIGNED THEM. REGRETTABLY THE BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS TAKES SOME TIME AND WE HAVE ONLY JUST RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTS BACK FROM THE PRIVY COUNCIL. WE SHALL BE SUBMITTING THEM URGENTLY BUT THIS WILL NOT BE IN TIME FOR YOU TO GAZETTE ON 13 MAY. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH YOU TO AUTHORISE YOU TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY WE HAVE RECEIVED THE SIGNED DOCUMENTS AND WILL FAX YOU THEM THEN.
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