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Kirs Canava 120 The Rustford PA
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TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA TELEGRAM NUMBER 60 OF 23 FEBRUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING.
YOUR TEL NO 120: ITU WORLD ADMINISTRATIVE RADIO CONFERENCE: HONG KONG
1. WE ACCEPT THAT PARA 1 OF THE CHINESE LETTER IS PROBABLY NOT
DIRECTED TOWARDS HONG KONG. NEVERTHELESS WE CANNOT ALLOW THE
IMPLICATION THAT HONG KONG IS A CHINESE CITY TO PASS UNCHALLENGED.
2. ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE HAVE PUBLICLY STATED THAT THEY REGARD
HONG KONG AS CHINESE TERRITORY OCCUPIED BY THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES,
RECENT STATEMENTS BY THEM HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT FOR THE TIME
BEING THEY ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE STATUS QUO. WE ASSESS, THEREFORE, THAT NO SERIOUS ATTEMPT TO QUESTION HONG KONG'S STATUS OR HMG'S SOVEREIGNTY WILL BE MADE. IF THE QUESTION IS RAISED THIS AFTERNOON
YOU SHOULD RESERVE OUR POSITION AND CIRCULATE A FORMAL REPLY
ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:-
QUOTE WITH REFERENCE TO THE STATEMENT MADE BY THE CHINESE
REPRESENTATIVE THE UK REPRESENTATIVE WISHES TO INFORM THE MEETING
THAT HIS GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON THIS QUESTION WERE CLEARLY STATED
IN THE LETTER ADDRESSED BY H.M. REPRESENTATIVE IN NEW YORK TO THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON 14 DECEMBER 1972
QUOTE I HAVE THE HONOUR TO REFER TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 2906 (XXVII) OF 2 NOVEMBER 1972 AND IN PARTICULAR TO PARA 3, WHICH
APPROVED THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE SITUATION
WITH REGARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE
GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES COVERING
ITS WORK DURING 1972. MY GOVERNMENT HAVE ASKED ME TO INFORM YOUR
EXCELLENCY THAT IN VIEW OF PARA 73 OF CHAPTER 1 OF THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE (A/3723 (PART 1)), THEY HAVE DECIDED THAT
NO USEFUL PRACTICAL PURPOSE WOULD BE SERVED BY CONTINUING TO
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