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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 907
OF 17150OZ AUGUST 91
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG, JLG HONG KONG
55
OUR TELNO 894: PREPARATION OF CLEAN TEXTS OF THE MOU
1.
Μου.
2.
WE HAVE STILL NOT RECEIVED FAXED COPIES OF THE INITIALLED
attached.
WITH REGARD TO THE CHINESE REQUEST THAT WE SHOULD PREPARE ONE TEXT MENTIONING THE PRC FIRST AND ONE WITH THE UK FIRST, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT BOTH WE AND THE CHINESE PREPARE EXACTLY THE
SAME FORMATS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CHANGES SHOULD BE MINIMAL. WE THEREFORE PROPOSE THAT THE PRECEDENCE SHOULD BE CHANGED IN THE PREAMBLE, THE LAST PARAGRAPH (STARTING QUOTE THE FOREGOING RECORD
UNQUOTE) AND RIGHT AT THE END WHERE THE SIGNATURES SHOULD ALTERNATE. WE DO NOT INTEND TO CHANGE ANY OF THE TEXT.
WE ALSO DO NOT PROPOSE TO CHANGE THE ORDER FOR THE ENGLISH TEXT OF THE QUOTE SIGNED IN DUPLICATE UNQUOTE SECTION AT THE END. THUS THE CHINESE TEXT SHOULD IN BOTH COPIES MENTION THE CHINESE LANGUAGE FIRST.) WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS NORMAL FORM FOR EG
INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION.
3. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM WITH THE CHINESE THAT THEY
ARE CONTENT WITH THESE ARRANGEMENTS. TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDING, IT MIGHT BE BEST TO LEAVE REVISED VERSIONS WITH THE CHINESE.
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