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3. THE REFERENCE IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH TO ''RECENT DISCUSSIONS'' PRESUPPOSES DISCUSSIONS IN HONG KONG BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THE POLISH CONSULATE. OUR DIRECTOR OF PROTOCOL HAS INFORMALLY RAISED THIS WITH THE CONSUL-IN-CHARGE WHO SAID THAT HE WOULD NEED TO SEEK INSTRUCTIONS FROM WARSAW. SPEAKING PERSONALLY, HE SUPPORTED
THE IDEA.
4. THE POLISH REPLY MIGHT READ
''I HAVE THE HONOUR TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER OF SQUARE BRACKET BEGIN DATE SQUARE BRACKET END, WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS
SQUARE BRACKET BEGIN TEXT IN PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE SQUARE BRACKET
END.
I HAVE THE FURTHER HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR LETTER ALSO REPRESENTS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND AND CONFIRM THAT YOUR LETTER AND THE PRESENT REPLY WILL CONSTITUTE AN UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN OUR TWO GOVERNMENTS WHICH WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON 1 SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR''
THIS FOLLOWS THE LANGUAGE OF THE MFA'S LETTER OF 28 OCTOBER
1991.
5. IDEALLY, WE WISH TO HAVE THESE ARRANGEMENTS IN PLACE TO COINCIDE WITH THE GENERAL RELAXATION FROM 1 SEPTEMBER. THEREFORE, IT WILL BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE YOUR COMMENTS BY 12 AUGUST. SHOULD THE LOGISTICS PROVE IMPRACTICABLE, THE EXISTING, MORE RESTRICTIVE, PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY TO POLAND A LITTLE LONGER THAN TO THE OTHER COUNTRIES.
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