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TO TELELETTER FCO
TELELETTER NFR
OF 18232OZ FEBRUARY 92
Sir J. Coles M. Barns
Mr Pellew, WAD
AND TO TELELETTER HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG AND TO TELELETTER PEKING
FROM: S D PATTISON, WASHINGTON
TO:
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Mr Cox on
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P RICKETTS ESQ., HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO CHANCERIES: HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 157: THE MCCONNELL BILL
19/1
1. AS INSTRUCTED I TOOK STATE (PATRICK FREEMAN, HONG KONG DESK OFFICER) CAREFULLY THROUGH OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE MCCONNELL BILL. NONE OF IT WAS NEWS TO HIM, SINCE HE HAD RECEIVED A FULL ACCOUNT OF
THE BRIEFING PROVIDED IN HONG KONG.
2 =
HE TOLD ME THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WAS CONFIDENT OF PERSUADING
MCCONNELL TO AGREE TO A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL RE-WRITE OF HIS BILL. HE WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ANY DETAILS OF WHAT THE NEW TEXT MIGHT LOOK
LIKE BEYOND THOSE I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED E.G. CHANGING THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENT - BUT REAFFIRMED THAT IF THE ADMINISTRATION
DECIDED TO SUPPORT A TEXT THEY WOULD TALK TO US AND THE CHINESE
ABOUT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SIGNED S D PATTISON
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