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General immediately on occupation or whether this should await
the transfer of sovereignty.
12. The committee agreed that, subject to the comments
recorded, the paper on transition from the BTC should form the
basis of the submission to MRS. [HKD would pursue].
PRIVATE TREATY GRANT
13.
Mr Morris (HKD) explained the state of play on the
Private Treaty Grant (PTG). The BTC had been negotiating over
the PTG which was nearly ready for agreement. The sticking
point was Special Condition 14, regulating compensation. As
this was now drafted, HMG was being asked to accept markedly
less compensation than we would enjoy by simply relying on the
Vienna International Consular Convention. We were therefore
seeking a redraft of SC 14. The BTC had just been asked to
consult their local Legal Advisers on a redraft proposed by
Mr Hum asked that progress be kept under review.
OED.
[ACTION:
HKD with OED and BTC]
CONCLUSIONS
12. Mr Hum concluded that the committee formally endorsed the
PSPS submitted by Farrell and agreed that Farrell now be
instructed to proceed to prepare detailed drawings. Mr Hum
noted that from this point on only minor details (eg partition
type changes) could be made to the plans. Any further
structural changes would delay the programme and cost
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