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CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING TELNO 656 OF 4 NOVEMBER,
FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPT. WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TELNO 1093 OF 4 NOVEMBER.
FOR HONG KONG AND INDIAN OCEAN DEPARTMENT.
YOUR TELNO 946 OF 1 NOV:
SUGGESTED ANSWER WOULD BE
MR. ENNALS' ANSWER TO SIR
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
・(163)
(164)
IMPROVED BY SPECIFIC LINKING WITH
ALEC DOUGLAS-HOME'S SUPPLEMENTARY ON 27 MARCH. PERHAPS THIS COULD BE DONE BY A SIMPLE PREFACE, EG. QUOTE AS MY RIGHT HONOURABLE FRIEND, THE MINISTER OF STATE MADE CLEAR ON 27 MARCH, WE HAVE NO ... UNQUOTE
2. WE SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE WORDING OF THE LAST SENTENCE
FOLLOW THE LINE PROPOSED BY YOU IN PARA 3(11) OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO 882 OF 14 OCTOBER, NAMELY QUOTE THE SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT WILL OF COURSE BE THE SUBJECT OF CONSULTATION WITH THE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THE DEFENCE REVIEW UNQUOTE. 3. ANSWERS TO SUPPLEMENTARIES (A), (B), (C) AND (E) ARE SATISFACTORY.
4. I HAVE NO COMMENT ON YOUR PARA (D) (CHINESE REPRESENTATION) AS IT STANDS. HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE SUPPLEMENTARIES I SUGGEST
THEY MIGHT BE ANSWERED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) QUESTION: QUOTE HAVE THE CHINESE BEEN GIVEN ANY ENCOURAGEMENT
TO PURSUE THEIR REQUEST ? UNQUOTE ANSWER: QUOTE NO UNQUOTE.
(SEE MY TELNO 345 OF 21 MARCH).
(B) QUESTION: QUOTE HAVE THE CHINESE BEEN TOLD WE ARE UNABLE TO AGREE TO AN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE ?UNQUOTE ANSWER: QUOTE YES
UNQUOTE.
(SEE YOUR TELNO 286 OF 15 MARCH PARA 2(N).
CALLAGHAN
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