UNCLASSIFIED
16
2
MDLIAN 98
(E)
4.
WILL SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS WHICH 1 'FULLY CONFORM TO THE TREATY OBLIGATIONS OF THE UK AND ARE AT LEAST A STEP TOWARDS THE FULFILMENT OF THE UK'S OBLIGATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW.'
! ! ALARM AND OUTRAGE IN THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMUNITY WOULD RESULT IF THE NEGOTIATIONS RESULTED IN THE ''BETRAYAL NOT ONLY OF MR PATTEN'S PROPOSALS BUT OF THE DEMOCRATIC AND LEGAL ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.'
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MR JUSTICE KIRBY IS AN ACTIVIST, AND PROLIFIC CORRESPONDENT, ON HONG KONG QUESTIONS. I HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED HIS LETTER. SINCE HIS SUBSTANTIVE POINTS ARE IN THE LETTER TO HMA PEKING, SIR ROBIN MCLAREN MAY WISH TO REPLY DIRECT (WHICH WE COULD PASS ON). BUT I WOULD HAPPILY REPLY ON HIS BEHALF. EITHER WAY, I SHOULD WELCOME EARLY GUIDANCE.
MACKLEY
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ΜΑΙΝ
144
DISTRIBUTION
144
HUMAN RIGHTS GENERAL
HKD
HRPD
APD
CFSP UNIT
ECD (E)
ECFAD/ODA
UNCD/ODA
FED
INFO D
LEGAL ADVISERS
AD (E)
MED
NAD
NCAD
NEWS D
PLANNERS
NPDD
PRO
RAD
SAN
PAGE
SEAD
UND
PS
PS/MR HOGG
PS/MR HEATHCOAT-AMORY
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/BARONESS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR APPLEYARD
SIR J COLES
MR ELLIOTT
MR LOGAN
MR BONE
MR ALSTON
MR BEAMISH
SIR M BURTON
MR GOODENOUGH
2
UNCLASSIFIED
MR HUM
MR MASEFIELD
MR FREEMAN ·
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