TNAG-0848-FCO40-1058-Future-of-Hong-Kong-New-Territories-leases-1979 — Page 145

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141825Z FEB 79

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NO 149 OF 14 FEBRUARY

INFO PEKING

PEKING TELEGRAM NO 180: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES

1. PROVIDED YOU ARE CONTENT, WE CAN ACCEPT THE WORDING PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF PEKING TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, WITH A SLIGHT PREFERENCE FOR THE LONGER VERSION, IE QUOTE THE GOVERNOR SHALL CONTINUE TO EXERCISE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY....UNQUOTE.

2. THE DEPARTMENTAL LEGAL ADVISER HAS CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE USE OF THE SUB-HEADING QUOTE SAVING UNQUOTE FOR THE FINAL ARTICLE (PARAGRAPH 1 OF MY TELEGRAM NO 133).

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HK & GD (6)

FED

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

MR RUSHFORD (LEGAL ADVISER)

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