TNAG-0580-FCO40-713-UK-policy-on-status-of-Hong-Kong-1976 — Page 46

Mr Or

FED

K253

CONFIDENTIAL

서스

M2 yatas

Mu. Dewant

Reference....

36

I am

Dim

1/12.

STATUS OF HONG KONG

Draft cubmission to issue

grateful for mere verisims which fully boun

meat my exte earlier points..

Iain con!!!.

crow FE 7/12

1. We spoke about your minute of 29 November and I have amended the final paragraph of my draft submission in the way you suggested.

2. I think that you are correct in believing that the doubts we have had about whether we exercise sovereignty over Hong Kong turn, at least in part, on the different status of the constituent parts of the territory. This consideration was evidently in the minds of those who issued the 1964 guidance telegram referred to in my draft submission. The extract from that telegram which I have quoted clearly indicates that we had doubts about our sovereignty over the leased territories. There is an implication that similar doubts did not exist (or, at least existed to a lesser extent) with regard to other parts of Hong Kong. I agree that it would be useful to bring out this point in the draft submission. In fact, Research Department have suggested various amendments (and a re-ordering of paragraphs) to the draft, one of which serves to cover your point (see the first sentence of what is now paragraph 6 of the draft).

3. I attach a revised draft of the submission which takes account of amendments suggested by Research Department and Mr Rushford (to the second paragraph and to the end of paragraph 6). I should be grateful to know whether FED can accept this.

D.F. Millon

D F Milton

Hong Kong Department K247 233 4381

2 December 1976

w Milton, mitten

Thank

all. Dft to iss but

you:

we meed to add as an

aHuchent

of

(pars)

Sire. Crowe's Letter of 1972 (pax 5)

The letter is altadeed lo

t

Joels

Mr. Greeur make of 16 Member- I have

шейка

Awain it a Рей

محال

Submission is being Loped.

Dim

8/12.