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FM FCO 071907Z FEB 79
TO FRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 122 OF 7 FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING.
YOUR TEL NO 222: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES.
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TH.. MEANING OF QUOTE AND SHALL BE READ AS ONE WITH UNQUOTE SHOULD
BE THAMBIGUOUS TO LAWYERS BUT WE ACCEPT THAT THERE IS A RISK THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE CLEAR TO OTHERS. WE THEREFORE AGREE THAT REFERENCE
TO THE 1698 ORDER SHOULD BE MADE IN ANOTHER WAY. THE WORDING IN ARTICLE 4 OF ANNEX A TO YOUR LETTER OF 21 DECEMBER WOULD NOT HOWEVER
BE APPROPRIATE SINCE THE NEW ORDER, AS NOW DRAFTED, WILL MODIFY THE OLD. WE SUGGEST A FINAL CLAUSE ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:-
QUOTE CONTINUED OPERATION OF ORDER OF 1898
4. THE ORDER OF HER MAJESTY IN COUNCIL MADE IN RESPECT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ON 20TH NOVEMBER 1898 SHALL CONTINUE IN OPERATION
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDER. UNQUOTE
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