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TELNO 2438
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INFO DESKBY 03003OZ PEKING
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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pa. Ching
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PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR
PEKING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR
UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY
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YOUR TELNOS. 777 AND 778 : HONG KONG : CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE IN YOUR SECOND TUR:
(A) 4TH TIRET, LAST SENTENCE: WE DOUBT THIS WOULD SERVE ANY USEFUL PURPOSE AND, AS IT STANDS, THE STATEMENT IS UNNECESSARILY PROVOCATIVE. WE SUGGEST DELETING THE WORDS AFTER
THE COLON.
(B) 5TH TIRET, FIRST SENTENCE : WE SUGGEST TO REPLACE THE WORDS ''SUBJECT TO'' WITH ''FOR''.
(C) 5TH TIRET, LAST SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST TO DELETE THE LAST FEW WORDS ''AS AT PRESENT DRAFTED'' AT THE END.
(D) 6TH TIRET, LAST SENTENCE : WE ARE NOT SURE A PLEA TO THE CHINESE NOT TO TAKE A TOUGH LINE IN PUBLIC WILL HELP OUR NEGOTIATING POSITION. WE SUGGEST THIS SENTENCE BE DELETED. THE NOTE ENDS WELL WITH THE GOVERNOR'S WISH TO ESTABLISH A CLOSE AND CO-OPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHINESE SIDE.
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