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GR 5

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SECRET

FM HONG KONG 081026 Z FEB 79

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.232 OF 8 FEBRUARY,

INFO PRIORITY PEKING.

19

YUR TELNO.122: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES.

Heck okoli

PA

No

Jalz

Sea

24

66

227

1. 1 AGREE WITH THE SUGGESTED WORDING OF YOUR SAVING CLAUSE. PRESENTATIONALLY, HOWEVER, I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO USE THE SIMPLE SUBHEADING SAVING RATHER THAN EMPHASISE THE DATE 1898. 1 ASSUME THIS ALTERATION WILL NOT CAUSE YOU ANY

DIFFICULTY.

2. SUBJECT TO CRADOCK'S VIEWS I TAKE IT WE ARE NOW AGREED ON

A DRAFT ORDER OF WHICH THE OPERATIVE PARTS ARE IN YOUR TELNOS.116

AND 122.

HACLEHOSE

FILES

HK & GD

FED

MR.MURRAY

MR. RUSHFORD (LEGAL ADVISER)

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