TNAG-0365-FCO40-411-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-international-organisations-1973 — Page 12

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GRPS 120

PRIORITY CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 020610Z

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IN

REGISTRY N».51

-Y OCT 1973

AKK211

TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 1116 OF 2ND OCTOBER, 1973. INFO

UKMIS NEW YORK AND PEKING.

YOUR TELNO 672 TO UKMI

S NEW YORK.

LAST

(3)

HONG KONG AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

THE ACTION PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPHS 3 FOLLOWING OF YOUR TELEGRAM

SEEMS TO US ALRIGHT IN PRINCIPLE. BUT WE WONDER WHETHER YOU SHOULD AGREE TO THE CHANGES UNTIL WE HAVE A LETTER READY TO SEND TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND SOME INDICATION FROM THE CHINESE THAT THIS WILL SETTLE THE ISSUE WITHOUT FURTHER CONTROVERSY. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER METROPOLITAN COUNTRY, E.G. FRANCE, OBJECTING TO THE CHANGE? -

2. WE NOTE PARAGRAPH 1, AND ASSUME THAT THIS DOES NOT MEAN

CONCEDING THE POINT IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR TELEGRAM NO. 1343.

FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

FED

HKIOD

UN DEPT

GIB & GENL DEPT

MIR WILFORD

MR YOUDE

COPIES To:

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, 6 GRAFTON ST, Swit.

Yes. Pliser I teach (FED)

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512.

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