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INFO HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR)

(161) HONG KONG TELNO 1208: BRUNEI TREATY DOCUMENTS:

EXCHANGE OF NOTES ON JUDICIAL MATTERS

1. WE TAKE THE POINT OF SIR M MACLEHOSE'S ARGUMENT FOR THE

DELETION OF THE PHRASE:-

QUOTE PROVIDED THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL TERMINATE FORTHWITH IF

AT ANY TIME THE UNITED KINGDON CEASES TO BE RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG UNQUOTE

AND SHOULD LIKE TO SECURE THE BRUNEIS' AGREEMENT FOR THIS TO

BE DONE.

2. TO THIS END, PLEASE THEREFORE CONVEY THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE

FROM LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS TO THE SULTAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:-

BEGINS

QUOTE IN MY NOTE OF 19 OCTOBER 1 INFORMED YOUR HIGHNESS OF MY

WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT THE CHANGE YOU HAD PROPOSED TO THE

EXCHANGE OF NOTES CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BRUNEI

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. IN TURN, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES ON JUDICIAL MATTERS.

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