CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 855
ADVANCE
HKB 091/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
27 MAY 1923
REGISTRY
Меня вас
OF 26101OZ MAY 93
AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON EX INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JL HONG KONG
DESK OFFICER
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Action Teken
told
YOUR TELNO 510: CHINA/MFN: LINE TO TAKE.
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THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTIONS IN YOUR TUR.
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Edward Llewellyn
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WE ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO PARAGRAPHS 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 OF OUR TELNO 841.
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PARAGRAPH 3 MAKES A DIFFERENT POINT FROM PARAGRAPH 7 IN HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE WE ATTACH TO UNCONDITIONAL RENEWAL. WE DO NEED TO MAKE THIS POINT FOR PRESENTATIONAL REASONS. OUR LEGISLATORS (AND THE MEDIA) ATTACH GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO OUR LOBBYING FOR UNCONDITIONAL MFN, AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE HEATED DEBATE IN LEGCO ON 12 MAY 1993 WHICH CENTRED AROUND THE WORD 'UNCONDITIONAL AND THE HOSTILE QUESTIONING OF THE GOVERNOR BY SOME LEGISLATORS DURING THE GOVERNOR'S QUESTION TIME IN LEGCO ON 13 MAY ON WHETHER HE HAD LOBBIED WHILE IN WASHINGTON FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN UNCONDITIONAL RENEWAL.
4. OUR TELNO 841 WAS NOT MEANT TO BE USED AS A PRESS RELEASE, BUT AS POINTS TO MAKE IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE MEDIA. IN SPITE OF THIS, WE TAKE YOUR POINT THAT PARAGRAPH 4 WOULD BETTER BE DEPLOYED AS UNATTRIBUTABLE BACKGROUND. IF WE ARE ASKED A DIRECT QUESTION ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATUTORY AND EXECUTIVE CONDITIONS, WE WILL SAY THAT EXECUTIVE CONDITIONS ARE LESS RIGID (OR MORE FLEXIBLE) THAN STATUTORY ONES.
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