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MDLOAN 0498
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 282
OF 24161OZ MARCH 93
CONFIDENTIAL
HKC 01/1
1 APR 1993
DESK OFFICER
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STRY
REGISTRY Action Taken
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
HICC 012/7 (209)
TOR COPY
YOUR TELNO 468: DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE: LEGCO QUESTION.
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1. WE ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR PROPOSED REPLY TO HENRY TANG'S LEGCO QUESTION, SUBJECT TO ONE POINT. THERE WAS IN FACT NO FORMAL AGREEMENT TO MAKE THE 1990 EXCHANGES PUBLIC. (YOU WILL RECALL OUR TELNOS 857 AND 858 OF 1992 TO PEKING - THAT WE TOOK A DECISION TO PUBLISH AND SO INFORMED THE CHINESE SIDE). WE SUGGEST THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF YOUR DRAFT REPLY SHOULD READ: QUOTE BRITISH MINISTERS DECIDED TO PUBLISH THE SEVEN MESSAGES EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS FOLLOWING A SPECIFIC SUGGESTION TO THIS EFFECT FROM THE CHINESE SIDE UNQUOTE.
HURD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION,
71
MAIN
65
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
NEWS D
NTCD
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
6
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO) CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES
PS NO 10.
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